TY - JOUR
T1 - Critical Care Nurses’ Knowledge of Tracheostomy Care
AU - Abu‑Sahyoun, Rasha
AU - ALBashtawy, Mohammed
AU - Mohammad, Khitam
AU - Baker, Nisren Abu
AU - Al‑Sheyab, Nihaya
AU - Alyahya, Mohammed
AU - Nawafleh, Hani
AU - ALBashtawy, Sad
AU - Ayed, Ahmad
AU - Musa, Ahmad
AU - ALBashtawy, Bayan
AU - Al‑Amer, Rasmieh
AU - ALBashtawy, Zaid
AU - Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy care is a standard procedure that nurses perform in Critical Care Units (CCUs) to reduce complications from tracheostomy. The literature indicates a clear variety of care and practice in managing tracheostomy patients within the healthcare system. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge level of tracheostomy care among nurses in CCUs in Jordanian hospitals.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used for this study. A convenience sample of 260 nurses working in the CCUs of four government hospitals completed a self-reported structured questionnaire. Data were collected from January 2021 to March 2021. A t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to assess the differences among socio-demographic variables in terms of knowledge score.RESULTS: The result revealed that the level of knowledge was suboptimal. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean level of knowledge regarding tracheostomy care (in all dimensions) by age (F = 22.595,
p < 0.001), educational level (F = 355.30,
p < 0.001), and work experience (F = 13.63,
p < 0.001). For gender, there was a statistically significant difference in knowledge of the tracheostomy suctioning dimension (
p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge among nurses regarding tracheostomy care was moderate, indicating an urgent need for education.
AB - BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy care is a standard procedure that nurses perform in Critical Care Units (CCUs) to reduce complications from tracheostomy. The literature indicates a clear variety of care and practice in managing tracheostomy patients within the healthcare system. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge level of tracheostomy care among nurses in CCUs in Jordanian hospitals.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used for this study. A convenience sample of 260 nurses working in the CCUs of four government hospitals completed a self-reported structured questionnaire. Data were collected from January 2021 to March 2021. A t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to assess the differences among socio-demographic variables in terms of knowledge score.RESULTS: The result revealed that the level of knowledge was suboptimal. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean level of knowledge regarding tracheostomy care (in all dimensions) by age (F = 22.595,
p < 0.001), educational level (F = 355.30,
p < 0.001), and work experience (F = 13.63,
p < 0.001). For gender, there was a statistically significant difference in knowledge of the tracheostomy suctioning dimension (
p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge among nurses regarding tracheostomy care was moderate, indicating an urgent need for education.
KW - Cross‑sectional studies
KW - Jordan
KW - nurses
KW - tracheostomy
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U2 - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_180_22
DO - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_180_22
M3 - Article
C2 - 37869694
AN - SCOPUS:85176554961
SN - 1735-9066
VL - 28
SP - 504
EP - 508
JO - Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
JF - Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
IS - 5
ER -