Knowledge of intensive care nurses in selected care areas commonly guided by protocols

dc.contributor.authorPerrie, H.
dc.contributor.authorSchmollgruber, S.
dc.contributor.authorBruce, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Piet J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-21T07:43:40Z
dc.date.available2015-05-21T07:43:40Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE. To assess the knowledge of nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) in respect of pain management, glycaemic control and weaning from mechanical ventilation. METHODS. An analytical, cross-sectional survey design was used. All ICU-trained and non-ICU-trained registered nurses (N=136) working in the ICUs of selected public and private hospitals were invited to participate. RESULTS. The knowledge of both the ICU-trained and non-ICU-trained nurses was found to be lacking. The overall mean score (standard deviation) obtained was 47.56% (11.61). The ICU-trained participants obtained 50.11% (11.96) and non-ICU-trained participants obtained 45.01% (10.75). This difference, although small, was statistically significant (p=0.0099). A poor relationship was found between level of knowledge and years of ICU experience. CONCLUSION. Nurses lack knowledge in the three care areas tested. ICU nurses’ experience cannot be relied upon as a source of knowledge for decision-making about protocol-directed care. It is suggested that on-going educational programmes be introduced into ICUs to address this shortfall in knowledge.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/SAJCCen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPerrie, H, Schmollgruber, S, Bruce, JC & Becker, PJ 2014, 'Knowledge of intensive care nurses in selected care areas commonly guided by protocols', Southern African Journal of Critical Care, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 14-18.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1562-8264 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-676X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAJCC.158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45216
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0) .en_ZA
dc.subjectNursesen_ZA
dc.subjectPrivate hospitalsen_ZA
dc.subjectIntensive care unit (ICU)en_ZA
dc.subjectPain managementen_ZA
dc.subjectGlycaemic controlen_ZA
dc.subjectWeaning from mechanical ventilationen_ZA
dc.titleKnowledge of intensive care nurses in selected care areas commonly guided by protocolsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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