Practices and Barriers towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Background. In the intensive care units, patients need special consideration and monitor frequently with appropriate physical assessment skills. Nurses working in the intensive care units play a fundamental role in detecting patients at risk of deterioration through ongoing assessment and action in response to changing health status. Most of the nursing activities were poorly assessed in low-income countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the nurses’ practice and barriers to physical assessment among critically ill patients in Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. An institution-based multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at Amhara regional state referral hospitals from March to September 2019. A total of 299 nurses working in the intensive care units were recruited through the convenience sampling method. A 30-item physical assessment practice and 36-item barriers to nurses’ use of the physical assessment scale inventory were used. The linear regression analysis model was fitted, and the adjusted unstandardized beta (β) coefficient with a 95% confidence interval was used. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. The mean score of the nurses’ practice towards physical assessment among critically ill patients was 101.26 ± 24.99 . Greater perceived reliance on others and technology ( β = − 0.78 , 95% CI (-1.07, -0.48)), ward culture ( β = − 0.48 , 95% CI (-0.85, -0.11)), specialty area ( β = − 1.46 , 95% CI (-2.01, -0.90)), lack of nursing role model ( β = − 0.54 , 95% CI (-1.06, -0.02)), being unmarried ( β = − 6.10 , 95% CI (1.75, 10.46)), taken training ( β = 11.53 , 95% CI (6.34, 16.72)), and knowledge score ( β = 2.81 , 95% CI (2.00, 3.63)) were the factors significantly associated with the nurses’ practice score towards physical assessment. Reliance on others and technology towards physical assessment practice was the most important barrier followed by ward culture and specialty area. Conclusion. Nurses working in the intensive care units had a good practice towards physical assessment among critically ill patients. Hence, to increase the practice towards physical assessment in intensive care settings, especially for married nurses, experienced critical care nurses, and specialist professionals, practice support training, modifying ward environment, and educational support care are recommended.

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Resuscitation fluid use in critically ill adults: an international cross sectional study in 391 intensive care units

Critical Care ◽

10.1186/cc9293 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. R185 ◽

Cited By ~ 220

Author(s):

Simon Finfer ◽

Bette Liu ◽

Colman Taylor ◽

Rinaldo Bellomo ◽

Laurent Billot ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Resuscitation Fluid ◽

Critically Ill Adults ◽

Ill Adults

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Physical Assessment of Critically Ill Patients among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice ◽

10.47941/ijhmnp.569 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 44-61

Author(s):

Muhammad Saghir ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Kousar Perveen ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Maliha Shoukat Shoukat

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Critically Ill Patients ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Assessment

Purpose: The purpose of the study to examine nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards physical assessment of critically ill patients in Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore Pakistan. Methodology: The cross-sectional study was performed. A well-designed questionnaire was used to observe responses. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 was used to analyze the data. For the analysis, descriptive statistics of demographic data were used, meaning standard deviation and frequency. The Pearson correlation test was used to measure the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practice towards physical assessment of critically ill patients. The study results display in tables and charts. Pearson correlation at p <0.05 consider as significant. Findings: The study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among intensive care unit nurses towards physical assessment of critically sick patients in Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. In this study, around 57.2% of nurses had good knowledge, 59.4% positive attitude, and 68.1% good practice towards critical ill patient’s physical assessment Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study provide the opportunity to the nurses better to enhance their level of knowledge and skill of practice on physical assessment. Nurses, who had better knowledge and skill, should also teach their respective colleagues. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Intensive Care Unit, Nurses, Physical Assessment.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Critical Care Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2020/9145105 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Bikis Liyew ◽

Ambaye Dejen Tilahun ◽

Tilahun Kassew

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Critically Ill Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Northwest Ethiopia ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Assessment ◽

Referral Hospitals ◽

The Mean ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction. Nurses working in the intensive care unit play an essential role in detecting patients at risk of deterioration through ongoing assessment and action in response to changing health status. Objectives. To assess knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards physical assessment on critically ill patients among nurses working in the intensive care unit at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. The research hypothesis: there is poor physical assessment knowledge, poor physical assessment attitude, and there are factors that are likely to affect nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment providing this care to critically ill patients at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 299 nurses from March to September 2019. A convenience sampling method was used. Data were entered by using Epi Info 7.2.2 and analyzed by using STATA 14. The result was computed by descriptive statistics and to explore predictors of knowledge, and attitude linear regression analysis models were fitted, and the adjusted unstandardized beta (β) coefficient at 95% CI was used. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Result and conclusion: the knowledge mean scores were 9.93 ± 2.99 [95% CI (9.59, 10.31)]. The proportion of nurse’s knowledge who score above the mean was 167 (55.9%) [95% CI (50.2, 61.5)] and below the mean 132 (44.1%) [95% CI (38.5, 49.8)]. Attitude means scores were 36.85 ± 6.21 [(36.16, 37.51)]. The proportions of nurse’s attitudes who score above the mean were 158 (52.8%) [95% CI (47.5, 58.5)] and below the mean 141 (47.2) [95% CI (41.5, 52.5)]. Regarding predictor variables, being male [β = 0.84, 95% CI (0.16, 1.52)] and taken training [β = 1.85, 95% CI (1.14, 2.56)] were factors positively associated with knowledge, whereas has taken training [β = 4.13, 95% CI (2.82, 5.44)], total years of experience [β = 0.59, 95% CI (0.25, 0.93)], and knowledge [β = 0.92, 95% CI (0.0.72, 1.12)] were factors positively associated with attitude towards physical assessment. Conclusion. Based on the result of this study, the knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment regarding critically ill patients among nurses working in intensive care units were good. Hence, training, educational support services, and awareness are recommended to encourage nurse’s knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment.

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Practice and the Influencing Factors of Nurses Working in the Intensive Care Unit regarding Physical Restraint use: Multi-centered cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-16391/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tilahun Kassew Gebeyehu ◽

Ambaye Dejen Tilahun ◽

Bikis Liyew Wudu

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Critically Ill Patients ◽

Physical Restraint ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Restraint Use

Abstract Background: Nurses working in the intensive care unit commonly use physical restraint on critically ill patients. The main reason for the restraining of patients is to prevent the dislodgement of invasive procedures/ medical equipment, reduce agitation. Patients are exposed to different complications from physical restraint like worsening of agitation and delirium, fall injury, limb edema, restricted circulation, and skin laceration at restraint site, and death as a result of nurses’ improper practice regarding restraining. Despite this impact, there was no documented study in Ethiopia in this regard. Objective: To assess practice and its influencing factors of nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit regarding physical restraint Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2019 at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia. All (260) nurses working in the intensive care unit were invited to participate through a convenience sampling technique. Structured questionnaires which consist of socio-demographic, professional characteristics and Level of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Staff Regarding Physical Restraints Questionnaire were used. Simple and multiple linear regression and beta (β) coefficient at 95% confidence interval was employed with p-value<0.05 as statistical significance. Result: The mean score of nurses’ practice regarding physical restraint use among critically ill patients was 30.94±5.44. Nurses with short (≤2 years) experience of the intensive care unit, received educational training during graduate class regarding restraining, knowledge and attitude scores were the factors significantly associated with nurses’ practice score regarding physical restraining use. Conclusion: The practice regarding physical restraint use among critically ill patients among participant nurses’ was a satisfactory. The administrators’ should develop and provide educational and in-service training programs for nurses working in intensive care unit settings regarding physical restraint use and its alternatives, which is crucial for the nurses’ to improve their behavior of restraining. Keywords: Intensive care unit, Nurses’, Practice, Physical restraint

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