Comparative Study Of Critical Nurses' Knowledge And Practice Before And After Education Program About Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Back ground: AECOPD is complication of COPD presented by worsening of symptoms which needs planned protocol of care and practice achieved early from the time of ICU admission till discharge. Many CCNs have not enough knowledge and practice about management liens of AECOPD patients; especially newly graduate nurses and those under training in ICU as internship nurses. Aim of study: To Evaluate nurses' knowledge and practice before and after education program about AECOPD. Design: A quasi-experimental. Setting: chest ICU at Cardiothoracic Hospital, Minia City and chest ICU at University Hospital, Assiut City, Egypt. Subject: Convenient sample of 60 nurses divided in two groups (30 registered nurses & 30 internship nurses). Results: before the education program both groups had lower knowledge about AECOPD as clinical manifestations, diagnosis, nursing management and rehabilitation. But after the education program, internship nurses had higher knowledge about previous mentioned items (83.33%), (93.33%) & (80%) than registered nurses (26.66%),( 66.66%) & (66.66%). Also patients assigned to the internship nurses group after the education program had lower dyspnea level (0.87 + 0.97) than those assigned to nurses’ group (1.67 + 1.24) which means higher performance of internship nurses than ICU registered nurses. Conclusion: CCNs and internship needs continuing education and training about the various critical cases as AECOP to strengthen their role to plan and deliver more strategies to improve the quality of life of AECOPD patients.
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Ghada Shalaby Khalaf Mahran, Marwa M. Abdelbaky Radwan
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