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Knowledge of ICU nurses regarding the ongoing nursing assessment of ICU patients in Khartoum city, 2020
Joint Authors
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.489-498, 10 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
10
Abstract EN
Background: An ongoing nursing assessment is the most significant point in the nursing process to be executed in the beginning of every shift which can be accomplished by using different approaches.
It needs to be conducted accurately to guide professional nurses’ decision-making ability to further provide holistic nursing care to patients in the intensive care units (ICUs).
This study was aimed to assess the ICU nurses’ knowledge regarding ongoing nursing assessment of ICU patients.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted in Khartoum city, and included 86 out of the 135 participants working in the critical care units of the main governmental hospitals in Khartoum city.
Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire after being tested for validity and then analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and correlation.
Data were then presented as frequencies and percentages.
Results: The study participants were aged between 20 and 40 years with a female to male ratio of 3:1, and varied levels of experience.
Overall, 71.7% of the studied participants scored good on the standardized knowledge classification tool used, with few areas of knowledge gap, impacted by increased experience.
Moreover, 36% of the participants used the ABCDE approach for ongoing nursing assessment, followed by the head-to-toe assessment approach (21%).
Conclusion: The nurses’ knowledge regarding ongoing nursing assessment was good with a few areas of weakness raising the need for continuous educational and training programs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uthman, Ahmad& Muhammad, Muntaha& Ahmad, Sahar. 2021. Knowledge of ICU nurses regarding the ongoing nursing assessment of ICU patients in Khartoum city, 2020. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.489-498.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439653
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uthman, Ahmad…[et al.]. Knowledge of ICU nurses regarding the ongoing nursing assessment of ICU patients in Khartoum city, 2020. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 16, no. 4 (2021), pp.489-498.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439653
American Medical Association (AMA)
Uthman, Ahmad& Muhammad, Muntaha& Ahmad, Sahar. Knowledge of ICU nurses regarding the ongoing nursing assessment of ICU patients in Khartoum city, 2020. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021. Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.489-498.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439653
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 497-498
Record ID
BIM-1439653