scholarly journals Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Performance Regarding Caring Patients With Head Injury: An Educational Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Eman Elsayed Hussein Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Head injury (HI) is one of the major causes of disability, death and health related costs. The primary goal of nursing management in head injury is to maintain adequate cerebral tissue perfusion. This study aimed to evaluate the intensive care unit nurses’ performance regarding caring patients with head injury: Setting at Zagazig University Hospitals. Material and methods: a quasi-experimental (pre/post and follow up-test design) research design was utilized. A convenient sample of (45) nurses who provide direct care for head injury patients in neurological and stroke Intensive care Unit. Data was obtained using two main tools; head injury care knowledge assessment questionnaire with the socio-demographic data sheet, and head injury care practice observational checklists. The instructional intervention was designed based on an extensive revision of the related, recent literature. The intervention was delivered throughout ten weeks. Each week involved three sessions. Every session lasts about forty to sixty minutes. Nurses were divided into 9 groups, 5 nurses each. Results revealed that the mean knowledge and practice scores of nurses are increased immediately after implementation of the program with a significant statistical difference. This increased level slightly decreased following two months of program implementation. In addition, a positive correlation was found between knowledge and practice scores of the study subjects. Therefore, the two stated research hypothesis were supported. Conclusion educational intervention has a positive effect in developing critical care nursing performance regarding caring patient with head injury.

scholarly journals Family perceptions of intensive care unit nurses’ roles: a Greek perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Malliarou ◽  
Georgia Gerogianni ◽  
Fotoula Babatsikou ◽  
Evaggelia Kotrotsiou ◽  
Sofia Zyga
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Role Expectation ◽  
Greek Hospital ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Family Perceptions ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

This study was done in order to examine the role of the nurse in families with critically ill patients as perceived by family members. A descriptive design was conducted with 93 family members aged 18-53 years from a 6-bed intensive care unit in a Greek Hospital. An anonymous self-completed questionnaire recording demographic data and the questionnaire <em>Family members perception of nurses behavioral role expectation/enactment scale</em> of Hickey and Lewandowski was used. Parametric statistic tests were used to examine the research questions. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients’ family members expect nurses to make them feel they can ask whatever they want whenever they want, placing great emphasis on communicating with one another and on participating in decision making to the progress of patient care. The age seems to correlate with the expectation from nurse to meet the role of training on how to handle the patient. Nurses did well with regard to meeting family members’ expectations. Most family members assessed positively the role of ICU nurse confirming the need for communication, and clear support of families.

Translation of Oral Care Practice Guidelines Into Clinical Practice by Intensive Care Unit Nurses

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freda DeKeyser Ganz ◽  
Raanan Ofra ◽  
Rabia Khalaila ◽  
Hadassa Levy ◽  
Dana Arad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

scholarly journals The attιtudes and behavιors of intensιve care unιt nurses towards end-of-lιfe care

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Sadık Hançerlioğlu ◽  
Gülbin Konakçı
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Introduction: The end-of-life period is a process in which anxiety of death is experienced intensely and there are positive and negative experiences for the nurse and the patient. Nurses' attitudes and behaviors about death affect the quality of care in the end-of-life process.Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the attitudes and behaviors of intensive care unit nurses towards end-of-life care.Material and Method: The studied sample consisted from 216 nurses working in the intensive care units of three university hospitals. In the present study, the Nurse Identification Form and The Attitude and Behaviors of The Intensive Care Unit Nurses Towards The End-of-Life Care Scale were used as the data collection forms.Results: Statistically significant differences were found between attitudes subscale, behavior subscale, scale total mean scores and some variables such as the education level, the intensive care unit classification, knowledge for end-of-life care, the frequency of death in their unit.  As a result of the correlation analysis, there were statistically significant positive correlations between attitudes subscale, behavior subscale, scale total mean scores, and some variables such as total working years as a nurse,  total working years in the intensive care unit, age.Conclusions: The level of education, the intensive care unit classification,  knowledgeabout end-of-life care, the frequency of death in their unit, age, total working years as a nurse, and total working year in the intensive care unit have relationship with the attitudes and behaviors of intensive care unit nurses towards end-of-life care.

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