Ghauri Sanniya Khan, Javaeed Arslaan, Chaudhry Aqsa, Khan Abdus Salam, Mustafa Khawaja Junaid
Department of Emergency Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
Department of Pathology, Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Jul;70(7):1203-1208. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.5630.
To assess the knowledge and attitudes of intensive care unit nurses regarding oral care delivery to mechanically ventilated patients.
The cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2018 across four hospitals in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Data was obtained from randomly selected nurses with the help of a 14-item self-reporting questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.
Out of 81 nurses, 76(93.8%) were female, and 47(58%) had experience up to 10 years. When the participants were asked if disease can be transmitted from other patients, 23(28.4%) said it was likely, 22(27.2%) said it was most likely and 16(19.8%) said they did not know. When asked if the disease can be transmitted from the aspiration of contaminated secretions from the oropharynx, 32(39.5%) nurses said it was likely, 31(38.3%) said it was not likely and 9(11.1%) did not know. Knowledge level was significantly associated with level of education (p<0.05). In terms of attitude, 54(66.7%) nurses disagreed that there were more important tasks to do for unstable patients than oral care, indicating a good attitude.
Knowledge and attitude among the subjects were found to be good regarding oral care delivery to mechanically ventilated patients.
评估重症监护病房护士对为机械通气患者提供口腔护理的知识和态度。
2018年1月至7月在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第和伊斯兰堡双城的四家医院进行了横断面研究。借助一份包含14个项目的自填式问卷从随机抽取的护士那里获取数据。使用SPSS 23对数据进行分析。
在81名护士中，76名（93.8%）为女性，47名（58%）有10年及以下工作经验。当参与者被问及疾病是否会从其他患者传播时，23名（28.4%）表示有可能，22名（27.2%）表示很有可能，16名（19.8%）表示不知道。当被问及疾病是否会通过口咽污染分泌物的误吸传播时，32名（39.5%）护士表示有可能，31名（38.3%）表示不太可能，9名（11.1%）表示不知道。知识水平与教育程度显著相关（p<0.05）。在态度方面，54名（66.7%）护士不同意对于不稳定患者来说有比口腔护理更重要的任务要做，表明态度良好。
发现受试者对为机械通气患者提供口腔护理的知识和态度良好。
