Effect of Tracheostomy Care Guidelines on Internship Nurses Students' Performance and Confidence Level

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing, Egypt and Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing and head of department of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Northern border university, KSA

2 Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing, Egypt and Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing and head of department of Emergency department, Faculty of Nursing, Northern border university, KSA

3 Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing, Egypt

Abstract

Background:Improving tracheostomy care and providing a safe practice is achieved by combining
the best experiences, skills, knowledge, providing the best teaching methods and latest advances in
its management, and evaluating the outcome. Study Aim: This study aimed to assess and evaluate
the effect of tracheostomy care guidelines on internship nurses' students' performance and
confidence level. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. The study was conducted in
Intensive care units affiliated to Al-Ameer Abd Elaziz hospital and Al-Borg Hospital, Arar, Saudi
Arabia. The sample consisted of 40 internships nurses' students. Self-administered nurses’
knowledge about tracheostomy questionnaire, internship nurses' students' performance
observational checklist and confidence level five-point Likert scale. Results: Post-intervention of
tracheostomy care guidelines most of the internship nurses' students had good knowledge in
tracheostomy care and most of them had a satisfactory level of practices. There were highly
statistically significant differences between pre-and post-educational guidelines for internship < /div>
nurses' students' knowledge, practice, and confidence level regarding tracheostomy
care. Conclusion: Educational guidelines were helpful in the improvement of the internship nurses'
students’
knowledge,
practice,
and
confidence
level
regarding
tracheostomy
care Recommendations: Periodic educational training programs for internship nurses' students
regarding tracheostomy care which based on the best practice guidelines

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