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.
tawfeeq, E., Abd-Elmoaty, S., & Ahmed, G. (2023). Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures in Endotracheal Intubated Children. Mansoura Nursing Journal, 10(1), 333-340. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.321872
MLA
eman abd el-azeem tawfeeq; Samia Abd-Elmoaty; Gehan Elnabawy Ahmed. "Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures in Endotracheal Intubated Children". Mansoura Nursing Journal, 10, 1, 2023, 333-340. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.321872
HARVARD
tawfeeq, E., Abd-Elmoaty, S., Ahmed, G. (2023). 'Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures in Endotracheal Intubated Children', Mansoura Nursing Journal, 10(1), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.321872
VANCOUVER
tawfeeq, E., Abd-Elmoaty, S., Ahmed, G. Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures in Endotracheal Intubated Children. Mansoura Nursing Journal, 2023; 10(1): 333-340. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.321872
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