Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Endotracheal Suctioning Among Nurses Working At Critical Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.37762/jfinph.90Keywords:
Endo-Tracheal Suctioning, Nurses, ICUS, Knowledge, Critical CareAbstract
OBJECTIVES
To assess the knowledge of endotracheal suctioning among nurses working in Critical Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospital.
METHODOLOGY
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to December 2019. A total of 110 nurses were selected from Critical Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar. Consecutive sampling technique was used for selecting sample. The knowledge was assessed by using a 25 items knowledge questionnaire.
RESULTS
The mean knowledge score was 11.06 with a standard deviation of 3.22. Score ranged from 2-25. Knowledge categories were based on percentage score. Among the participants 70.9% had poor knowledge, 22.7% had good knowledge, and 4.5% had very good knowledge while only 1.8% had excellent knowledge. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean knowledge score between different groups made on the bases of age, gender, and experience.
CONCLUSION
This study was designed to assess the knowledge of endotracheal suctioning among nurses working in the critical care units. Based on the findings of the study majority of nurses had poor knowledge about ET suctioning.
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