Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures in Endotracheal Intubated Children | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 333-340 PDF (447.52 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.321872 | ||
| Authors | ||
| eman abd el-azeem tawfeeq* 1; Samia Abd-Elmoaty* 2; Gehan Elnabawy Ahmed* 3 | ||
| 1Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| 2faculty of nursing | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Pediatric, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Endotracheal intubated children have a greater risk of acquiring infection however, this problem is greatest in critical care units. So, assessing knowledge and practice of ICU nurses is baseline to improve well-being of intubated patients. Aim: This study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding infection control measures in endotracheal intubated children. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Mansoura University Children's Hospital (MUCH) on convenience sample of nurses (N= 98) 38 nurses in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and 60 nurses in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data as the following : Nurse's knowledge structured interview questionnaire sheet and Observational checklist. Results: The overall total knowledge score revealed that (62.2%) of nurses showed a good score level of knowledge with a mean of 26.5(4.5). A few percentages of nurses had proper perform hand hygiene,oral care, patient monitoring and suctioning (12.2%, 4.1%, 1%, and 2% respectively). Moreover there was significant relation between nurses' years of experience and total knowledge score. While there was no significant relation between total nurses' knowledge and practice Conclusion: Although nurses had good score level of knowledge, they had inadequate practice regarding infection control measures in endotracheal intubated children. Recommendation: Continuous educational programs to keep nurses in intensive care units updated with the evidence based practices and carry interventions for reducing infection among endotracheal intubated children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Endotracheal Intubated Children; Infection Control; Nurses’ knowledge; Nurses’ practices | ||
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