ABSTRACT
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