Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals
Background: Premature infants can develop a range of problems because their immature organs. A proper nursing care for a premature baby should be established through good nursing performances. This study aimed to assess nurse's knowledge and practices regarding the care of a premature baby in a...
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| author | Hammad Ali Fadlalmola Amal Mohamed Elhusein |
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| description | Background: Premature infants can develop a range of problems because their immature organs. A proper nursing care for a premature baby should be established through good nursing performances. This study aimed to assess nurse's knowledge and practices regarding the care of a premature baby in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with a systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data that reports a clear picture of a particular situation carried out by 72 eligible nurses who were a graduate in BSc., and had at least six months' experience at the time of the study.
Result: The study showed that the percentage of nurse's knowledge regarding care of premature; definition of preterm neonate 44.4%, nurses' had poor knowledge, umbilical vessels: Two arteries & one vein 40.3 %, nurses' had poor knowledge, and the percentage of nurses' practices regarding care of premature baby; hand washing o 36.1 %, nurses' have poor practice, so there were poor nurses' knowledge and practices regarding care of premature baby.
Conclusion: Based on the results of our study, we concluded that most of the nurses had relatively poor knowledge and practices about the aspects of premature care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e5fd027b1ce4bcda04b6e6db096b1a52022-12-21T18:22:43ZengKnowledge ESudan Journal of Medical Sciences1858-50512020-06-011510.18502/sjms.v15i2.6974sjms.v15i2.6974Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State HospitalsHammad Ali Fadlalmola0Amal Mohamed Elhusein1 Nursing Department, Bisha University, Bisha, Saudi Arabia Nursing Department, Bisha University, Bisha, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Premature infants can develop a range of problems because their immature organs. A proper nursing care for a premature baby should be established through good nursing performances. This study aimed to assess nurse's knowledge and practices regarding the care of a premature baby in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with a systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data that reports a clear picture of a particular situation carried out by 72 eligible nurses who were a graduate in BSc., and had at least six months' experience at the time of the study. Result: The study showed that the percentage of nurse's knowledge regarding care of premature; definition of preterm neonate 44.4%, nurses' had poor knowledge, umbilical vessels: Two arteries & one vein 40.3 %, nurses' had poor knowledge, and the percentage of nurses' practices regarding care of premature baby; hand washing o 36.1 %, nurses' have poor practice, so there were poor nurses' knowledge and practices regarding care of premature baby. Conclusion: Based on the results of our study, we concluded that most of the nurses had relatively poor knowledge and practices about the aspects of premature care.https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v15i2.6974nurses' performances, preterm neonate, neonate in intensive care unit, nursing care, sudan |
| spellingShingle | Hammad Ali Fadlalmola Amal Mohamed Elhusein Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences nurses' performances, preterm neonate, neonate in intensive care unit, nursing care, sudan |
| title | Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals |
| title_full | Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals |
| title_fullStr | Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals |
| title_short | Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice on the Care of Preterm Infants at Khartoum State Hospitals |
| title_sort | nurse s knowledge and practice on the care of preterm infants at khartoum state hospitals |
| topic | nurses' performances, preterm neonate, neonate in intensive care unit, nursing care, sudan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v15i2.6974 |
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