Nurses’ Performance Regarding Administration of Inotropic Medications for Critically Ill Patients

Bakr Abo El – Ata, Amal; Hassan Ibrahim, Mona; Saad Mohamed, Amira; Elsayed Ahmed Allawy, Mohamed

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2019.34699

Nurses’ Performance Regarding Administration of Inotropic Medications for Critically Ill Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assist Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing Port Said University

² Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing Suez Canal University

³ Lecturer of Clinical Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine Suez Canal University

⁴ (B. Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing) (Port-Said University)

10.21608/pssjn.2019.34699

Abstract

Background, inappropriate administration of inotropic medications can lead to devastating and harmful effects to critically ill patients and nurses have a great responsibility for administration of these medications, this study aimed to assess nurses’ performance regarding administration of inotropic medications for critically ill patients. Design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: the present study was carried out at Critical Care Units affiliated to the Suez Canal University Hospital and General Hospital in Ismailia city. Sample:A convenient sample of all staff nurses (90 nurses) included the pilot study who were working at the previously mentioned settings. Tools of data collection: The data were collected using three tools (nurses' Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire, Nurses’ observational checklist and Nurses' Attitude Questionnaire. Results: The majority of nurses had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge and the majority of studied nurses had unsatisfactory total practice with nearly most of studied nurses had a positive attitude toward administering inotropic medications. Conclusion: there was a highly positive correlation between nurses' practice and nurses' knowledge and there was a positive correlation between the nurses' attitude and their knowledge and practice. Recommendations: Provide educational and training program and upgrading courses supported with evidence based practices and guidelines for appropriate administration of inotropic medications.

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