Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Al-Amanah, 00967, Yemen.
Department of Community Health, Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Al-Amanah, 00967, Yemen.
F1000Res. 2023 Jul 5;9:759. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.25041.3. eCollection 2020.
Nurses have a pivotal role in initiating and managing enteral nutrition (EN) and monitoring any potential complications. Yet, it is unclear whether Yemeni nurses have adequate knowledge to deliver and manage enteral nutrition safely. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of ICU nurses' knowledge regarding the care of EN. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to March 2019. A probability sampling method was used to recruit 174 nurses from four public hospitals in the capital city of Yemen. A self-administered 17-item questionnaire related to ICU nurses' knowledge regarding EN intervention was used to collect the data. Based on our findings, only 10.9% of the respondents had an adequate level of knowledge about EN care, while 43.1% of them had a moderate level of knowledge, and 46.0% of them had an inadequate level of knowledge. Only 16.1% of the participants were knowledgeable of EN pre-administration care, whereas 5.80% of them were knowledgeable of EN administration care, and 9.20% were knowledgeable of EN post-administration care. There were significant associations between ICU nurses' level of knowledge of EN care and their level of education and knowledge sources. The significant gap in ICU nurses' knowledge regarding EN care identified implies the need to upgrade and refresh of the ICU nurses' knowledge by implementing a regular training program concerning EN care.
护士在启动和管理肠内营养（EN）以及监测任何潜在并发症方面发挥着关键作用。然而，目前尚不清楚也门护士是否具备足够的知识来安全地提供和管理肠内营养。因此，本研究旨在评估 ICU 护士对 EN 护理的知识水平。这是一项描述性的横断面研究，于 2019 年 2 月至 2019 年 3 月进行。采用概率抽样方法，从也门首都的四家公立医院招募了 174 名护士。使用一份与 ICU 护士对肠内营养干预的知识相关的 17 项自填式问卷来收集数据。根据我们的发现，只有 10.9%的受访者对 EN 护理有足够的了解，而 43.1%的受访者有中等程度的了解，46.0%的受访者有不足的了解。只有 16.1%的参与者了解 EN 给药前护理，而 5.80%的参与者了解 EN 给药护理，9.20%的参与者了解 EN 给药后护理。ICU 护士对 EN 护理知识的水平与他们的教育水平和知识来源之间存在显著关联。ICU 护士对 EN 护理知识的显著差距表明，需要通过实施有关 EN 护理的定期培训计划来提高和更新 ICU 护士的知识。
