Factors Affecting Nurses’ Performance Regarding Invasive Procedures in Intensive Care Unit
Keywords:
Factors, Intensive care unit, Invasive procedures, Nurses’ Performance.Abstract
Background: Invasive procedure is defined as a medical procedure in which body is penetrated by tube or needle. Nurses play critical role in care patients undergo invasive procedures.
Aim of the study: this study aimed to evaluate factors affecting nurses' performance regarding invasive procedures in intensive care unit.
Subjects and Methods: Research design: Descriptive design.
Setting: The study was conducted in paid ICU and general ICU of internal medicine hospital at Zagazig University Hospital.
Subject: Convenience sample of all available nurses, that are 60 nurses.
Tool of data collection: Two tools were used Tool I: An Interview Questionnaire to assess socio-demographic data, knowledge of nurses and Factors affecting nurses' performance, Tool II: observational checklist to assess nurses’ practices regarding invasive procedures.
Results: The results revealed that 56.7% and 58.3% of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory total knowledge and practice respectively regarding invasive procedures, as well as 85.0% of the studied nurses reported that their performance was affected by nurse, patient, and work-related factors. Also, the results revealed that there was statistically significant relation between the studied nurse’s total knowledge and total practices.
Conclusion: This study concluded that near to three fifths of studied nurses have unsatisfactory total knowledge and practice level regarding invasive procedures. Also, the majority of studied nurses reported that their performance regarding invasive procedures was influenced by nurses, patients, and work-related factors.
Recommendations: Established training program for nurses to improve nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding invasive procedures.