Nurses' Role Regarding Application of Discharge Plan for Neonates from the Intensive Care Units

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1 B.Sc. in Nursing, **Professor of pediatric Nursing

2 Professor pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

3 lecturer of pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Background: Background: Post-partum mothers must have knowledge about the care of newborns properly and correctly. Hospital discharge planning requires collaboration amongst nurses and a range of other healthcare professionals. Aim of the study: To assess nurses' role regarding application of discharge plan for neonates from the Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Design: A descriptive design was used in this study. Setting: This study was carried out in intensive care units at Menouf General Hospital and Al-Shohdaa Central Hospital in Menofyia. Subjects of the study: A convenient sample included all available nurses (90) nurses at the NICUs of the mentioned settings and all available neonates. Tools of data collection: I pre designed questionnaire sheet used to assess demographic data about nurses, demographic data about neonates and nurses’ knowledge related to discharge plan for neonates from NICU, II observational checklist sheet used to assess nursing practices during discharge of neonates and III attitude assessment questionnaire used to assess nurses attitude related to application of discharge plan for neonates from NICU. Results of the study: Represents that more than one third of studied nurses had satisfactory total knowledge, while less than quarter of them had average total knowledge and less than half of studied nurses had unsatisfactory total knowledge about discharge plan. More than one third of studied nurses were competent in their practice, while the rest less than two third of them were incompetent in their practice. Less than half of studied nurses had positive attitude regarding discharge of neonates from NICU and more than half of them had negative attitude regarding discharge of neonates from NICU. Conclusion: In the light of present study findings, the studied nurses had knowledge deficit, incompetent practices level and negative attitude related to application of discharge plan respectively. Recommendations: Increasing nurses’ knowledge through educational program and training courses

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 14, Issue 4
December 2023
Pages 272-282

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