Nurses' knowledge, Practice and Attitude regarding Endotracheal Tube Fixation: An Assessment Study

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1 Nursing Specialist, Third District Medical Center at Badr City, Egypt

2 Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

Abstract

 Background: Endotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into
the trachea through the mouth or nose. The tube can then be connected to a mechanical ventilator to
assist breathing and maintain an open airway.
Aim of the study: Was to assess nurses' knowledge,
practice and attitude regarding endotracheal tube fixation.
Design: A descriptive, assessment
research design was utilized to carry out this study.
Settings: This study was carried out at Pediatric
Intensive Care Units of Specialized Pediatric Hospital in Benha City which affiliated to ministry of
health and population and Benha University Hospital.
Subjects: A convenient sample of (100)
nurses who were responsible for care of infants with endotracheal tube and a purposive sample of
(100) infants who are undergoing endotracheal intubation in the previously mentioned settings.
Tools of data collection: Three tools were utilized to collect data for the study: Tool (I): A
structured interviewing questionnaire sheet.
Tool (II): An observational checklist to assess nurses'
practices regarding endotracheal tube fixation.
Tool (III): Nurses' attitude regarding endotracheal
tubation fixation.
Results: More than two fifths of studied nurses had an average level of
knowledge, more than half of them had incompetent level of practice and more than two thirds of
them had positive attitude regarding endotracheal tube fixation.
Conclusion: There was a positive
correlation between total nurses' knowledge, total practice and total attitude regarding endotracheal
tube fixation.
Recommendation: Developing training programs regarding endotracheal tube
fixation are recommended for the nurses working in pediatric intensive care units to improve their
knowledge, practice, and attitude.
 

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