Nurses’ Performance Regarding Care of Patients with Tracheostomy

Sabry Naeem Beshay, Isaac; Abdelaziz Mohamed, Magda; Ahmed Mohamed, Howyda; Fathy Mahmoud, Sara

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.274031

Nurses’ Performance Regarding Care of Patients with Tracheostomy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Clinical Instructor, Health Technical Institute of Sohag Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

² Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

³ Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

⁴ Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

10.21608/ejhc.2020.274031

Abstract

Background : Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure which consists of making an opening
direct to airway through an incision in the trachea. The most common indications for tracheostomy
are acute respiratory failure and need for prolonged mechanical ventilation representing two thirds
of all cases and traumatic or catastrophic neurologic insult requiring airway, or mechanical
ventilation or both. Nursing staff must be understand the immediate postoperative and long-term
management of patients with tracheostomy to provide safe and competent care for these patients.
Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses’ performance regarding care of patients with tracheosotmy.
Design: A descriptive design was utilized for the conduction of this study. Setting: the study was
carried in general intensive care unit, which is affiliated to Sohag University hospital. Subjects: A
convenience sample of all the available staff nurses of (50) nurses working in general intensive care
unit.Tools: Three tools, nurses' self-administered questionnaire,, nurses’ practice observational
checklist and nurses' attitude questionnaire. Result: The studied nurses were having unsatisfactory
total level of knowledge regarding care of patients with tracheostomy, unsatisfactory level of
practice and had negative attitude regarding care of patients with tracheostomy. Conclusion: There
were unsatisfactory level of performance among nurses under the study. Recommendations: The
study should be replicated on large sample and in different hospitals setting in order to generalize
the results.

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