Knowledge and Practice of nurses regarding the Care of Patients with head trauma in intensive care units in the West Bank رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Traumatic brain injuries are a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the world. It is the major cause of disability and death among younger people in high-income nations, and the global prevalence of head trauma is rapidly growing. Nurses in the intensive care unit are responsible for the continuous assessment and management of physiological parameters associated with brain injury. Nurses have a vital and significant role in the care of patients suffering from moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, both during acute and non-acute care. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the Knowledge and Practice of nurses regarding the Care of Patients with head trauma in an intensive care unit (ICU) in West Bank governmental hospitals. Method The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. The study recruited one hundred and sixty-five nurses who work at intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in government sector in West Bank, Palestine. The data collected bya self-administered questionnaire developed by the researcher. Results Among the 165 intensive nurses, the study findings revealed the majority of nurses99 (60.0%) have low level knowledge regarding Care of Patients with a head trauma , and showed that most of the nurses 115(69.7%) have poor level practice regarding Care of Patients with a head trauma . VI Conclusion According to the results of the current study, approximately two thirds of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge level regarding head trauma care. More than two thirds of the studied nurses had poor level practice regarding head tjrauma care. Also, the study confirmed no statistically significant relation between knowledge and demographic characteristics. There was significant differences between total practice scores and both experience in general and experience in ICU.