Assessment of the nurses performance in providing care to patients being weaned from mechanical ventilation in suez canal university hospital

Mechanical ventilation refers to the use of life support technology to perform the work of breathing for patients who are unable to breathe effectively on their own. Patients requiring mechanical ventilation include: critically ill patients with advanced and potentially reversible respiratory failure due to pulmonary or non-pulmonary processes, patients who are only temporarily unable to ventilate adequately on their own following general anesthesia, and patients who have chronic respiratory or neuromuscular disorders that may prevent them from breathing effectively without mechanical support. Weaning from mechanical ventilation generally refers to the progressive reduction in mechanical support that is delivered to patients as they progressively increase their own contributions to breathing. The aim of the study is to assess nurses' performance in providing care to patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation in Suez canal university hospital. To answer the question; what are the most common area of satisfactory and area of negletion in nurses' performance in providing care to patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation? The sample comprised 50 nurses working in intensive care units and intensive cardiothoracic units [N =2wards] at Ismailia university hospital.. 31 nurses from the intensive care units, 19 nurses from intensive cardiothoracic units at Ismailia university hospital. The tools for data collections were structured of questionnaire sheet and Observational checklist. The result show that un satisfactory performance between nurses in Ismailia university hospital. The study concluded that all nurses need to improve their performance during care of weaning from mechanical ventilation. The study recommended that they had satisfactory theoretical knowledge and clinical applications weaning from mechanical ventilation should be taught together, to facilitate learning continuous evaluation of nurse's knowledge and performance is essential to identify nurse's needs

Assessment the nurses performance in providing care to patients undergoing chest tube in Suez Canal university hospital

Chest tube care is one of the most important nursing procedures because patients who need chest tubes are usually seriously ill and require advanced nursing care. Accordingly, vigilant and expert nursing care can prevent serious complications. The aim of the present study is to assess nurses' performance in providing care to patients undergoing chest tube. The study was a descriptive research design was used to conduct this study; a total number of 70 nurses were selected randomly using systematic sampling technique. Data were collected for a period of four months, using two tools: Tool [1] Questionnaire sheets to assess nurses, knowledge about care provided to patients undergoing chest tube. Tool [2]: Observational checklist to assess the nurses' practice in providing care to patients undergoing chest tube. The results of the present study revealed that unsatisfactory level of performance in providing care to patients undergoing chest tube among nurses in the sample. There was significant relation between nurses, knowledge, practice and degree of qualification. Also there was no correlation between nurses, knowledge and practice .The study recommended that improve nurses, theoretical knowledge and clinical applications of chest tube care and continuous evaluation of nurse's knowledge and performance is essential to identify nurse's needs