Hassanzad Maryam, Ghaffaripour Hosseinali, Rekabi Mahsa, Mirzendehdel Mahsa, Sadati Elham, Elahimehr Nasrin, Derakhshanfar Hojjat
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arch Acad Emerg Med. 2022 May 18;10(1):e38. doi: 10.22037/aaem.v10i1.1553. eCollection 2022.
Oxygen therapy, if done correctly, can save patients' life promptly. However, improper use will be just as dangerous. The present study aimed to investigate the level of nurses' knowledge on properly using oxygen.
This was a cross-sectional study with a minimum sample size of 72 nurses who were randomly selected from various wards of Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran. To determine the level of knowledge about oxygen therapy, a questionnaire was used to collect data. This questionnaire consists of seven items, each of which is designed to determine the level of the individual's knowledge about the various details of oxygen therapy.
Seventy-eight nurses with the mean age of 35.80±7.42 years participated in the study (87% female). The mean knowledge score of nurses regarding oxygen therapy was 8.89 ± 2.79 out of 16 points. 84.6% of the nurses were able to differentiate various types of oxygen masks. Accordingly, 94.9% of nurses had good knowledge on oxygen humidification. Also, 50% of the nurses had sufficient knowledge about the amount of oxygen flow produced by different masks. 10.3% of the nurses could choose the most appropriate mask for different clinical conditions. 6.4% of the nurses had knowledge of working with flowmeters, and 15.4% of the nurses had sufficient information about the maximum level of oxygen required for the patient. 17.9% of the nurses were familiar with measuring the appropriate amount of oxygen for patients. There was no statistically significant relationship between age (p = 0.57), gender (p = 0.09), employment status (p = 0.38), workplace (p = 0.86), current position (p = 0.11), degree (p = 0.27), and graduation time (p = 0.58) of nurses with good knowledge of using oxygen. However, a statistically significant relationship was reported between nurses' related work experience and their knowledge of the proper use of oxygen (p = 0.03).
In general, the nurses' knowledge at Masih Daneshvari Hospital on how to properly use oxygen is at a moderate level. Nurses' knowledge in some areas, such as working with the flowmeter, choosing the suitable mask for specific clinical conditions, and the maximum oxygen required for patients, is meager and requires training intervention.
正确实施氧疗可迅速挽救患者生命。然而，使用不当同样危险。本研究旨在调查护士对正确使用氧气的知识水平。
这是一项横断面研究，从伊朗德黑兰马斯希·达内什瓦里医院的各个病房随机选取了至少72名护士作为样本。为确定氧疗知识水平，使用问卷收集数据。该问卷包含七个项目，每个项目旨在确定个人对氧疗各个细节的知识水平。
78名护士参与了研究，平均年龄为35.80±7.42岁（87%为女性）。护士关于氧疗的平均知识得分为16分中的8.89±2.79分。84.6%的护士能够区分不同类型的氧气面罩。相应地，94.9%的护士对氧气湿化有良好的知识。此外，50%的护士对不同面罩产生的氧气流量有足够的了解。10.3%的护士能够为不同临床情况选择最合适的面罩。6.4%的护士了解流量计的使用，15.4%的护士对患者所需的最大氧气水平有足够的信息。17.9%的护士熟悉为患者测量合适的氧气量。在对正确使用氧气有良好知识的护士中，年龄（p = 0.57）、性别（p = 0.09）、就业状况（p = 0.38）、工作场所（p = 0.86）、当前职位（p = 0.11）、学位（p = 0.27）和毕业时间（p = 0.58）之间没有统计学上的显著关系。然而，据报告护士的相关工作经验与他们对正确使用氧气的知识之间存在统计学上的显著关系（p = 0.03）。
总体而言，马斯希·达内什瓦里医院护士关于如何正确使用氧气的知识处于中等水平。护士在一些领域的知识，如使用流量计、为特定临床情况选择合适的面罩以及患者所需的最大氧气量等方面较为薄弱，需要进行培训干预。
