Assessment Knowledge of Nurses about clinical alarms in critical setting in ELRebat University Hospital - Thesis

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In a descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study, nursing knowledge about clinical alarms in a critical setting is assessed. Nurses are identified as key professionals who respond to alarms and manage alarm events in intensive care. With advances in medical technology, clinical alarms from diverse devices become a prominent issue and a listed hazard in the 2014 ECRI “Top Ten Health Technology Hazards.” Data were collected using a 31-question questionnaire covering demographics and nurses’ knowledge, then analyzed with SPSS using frequency, percentage, mean, and chi-square tests.

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Shendi University Faculty of graduate studies and scientific research Master of Nursing Science Assessment Knowledge of Nurses about clinical alarms in critical setting in ELRebat University Hospital-August2017 A Thesis submitted as partial requirement for the full filament of MSc degree in critical and emergency nursing by: Hedaya Wally sayed Mahmoud BSc-Elrebat University 2008 Supervised by: Associate Prof: Higazi Mohammed Ahmad Abdallah Awad Shendi University b ﭧ ﭨ ﱡ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗﱘﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝﱞ ﱟﱠ ﱡﱢﱣ ﱤﱥﱦ ﱠ سورة آل عمران {18} صدق الله العظيم Dedication Every challenging work needs self-efforts as guidance of elders especially those who were very close to our heart. I dedicate to my sweet loving Father &mother Mother :a strong and gentle soul who taught me to trust in Allah, believe in hard work and that so much could be done with little. Father Whose affection, love , encouragement and prays of day and night make me able to get such success and honor. My grandmother For binge my first teacher, My sister& my brother for supporting and helping me My uncle For being my guarding during my educational career All my teachers big thank and respect. Acknowledgement There have been many people who have walked alongside me during the last two year they have guide me, placed opportunities in front of me and showed me the doors that might be useful to open .i would like to thank each and every one of them I would especially like to thank Prof Higazy , Dr Mohammed geber aldaar , without your encouragement the road would have seemed lonely place , Avery big thankyou must also go to the preens , and staff who made me welcome in their centers . Finally and without hesitation I would like to thank my family to thesis dedicated foryour belief in me and support and continuous encouragement throughout my years of my study and throughout the process of researching and writing this thesis. This accomplishment would not have been possible without them. Thank you. Abstract In these descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study aim to assessment nursing knowledge about clinical alarm in critical area, Nurses are the key professionals responding to alarms and managing the alarm. With the development of medical technology, clinical alarm from diverse medical devices, are becoming a new issue in intensive care unit, medical devices (clinical alarm ),which were designed to draw medical staff attention , in our study Clinical alarms are the top hazard listed in the 2014 Emergency Care Research Institute’s (ECRI) “Top Ten Health Technology Hazards” . Fatal incidents related to clinical alarms are well documented [5, 6] . The data was collected by questionnaire composed of (31) questions, part one about demographic data, part two about nurses knowledge about clinical alarm. The data analyzed using computer software (statistical package for social sciences (SPSS),deferent statistical measures was used {frequency ,percentage%,mean, chi-test},the result of my research analysis is, 70%no attend training course about clinical alarm,52%no records the alarm frecuoncy,44% strong agree the clinical alarm is noise,50%agree that clinical alarm can caused work disruption ,46%agree the purpose of clinical alarm is to alert staff,50%strong agree the inadequate staff can lead to un respond to alarm,50%strong agree the staff sensitive to alarm and responds quickly, 58 % of the sample of the study agree that (The alarms used on my floor/ area of the hospital are adequate to alert staff of potential or actual changes in a patient condition), 46 % agree that the (Frequent false reduced attention or response to alarm), 38% disagree that the (Difficulty in understanding the priority of an alarm can affect the patient safety) , 38 % of the sample of the study agree and strong disagree that the (Lack of training on alarm systems can cause false management) . ملخص البحث تمت هذه الدراسةةةةةم تش ى ةةةةةط ةةة

FAQs

What was the purpose of the study on clinical alarms?

To assess nurses’ knowledge about clinical alarms in a critical setting and how nurses respond to alarm events.

How were the data collected and analyzed?

A 31-question questionnaire was used for demographic data and nurses’ knowledge, and results were analyzed with SPSS using frequency, percentage, mean, and chi-square tests.

What proportion of nurses reported not attending training about clinical alarms?

The results show that 70% of the sample reported no attendance of a training course about clinical alarms.

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