Ayasreh Ibrahim, Alkhalaileh Murad, Habahbeh Atallah, Khatatbeh Haitham, Alhroub Nisser, Alosoufe Laith
Department of Adult Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2024 Nov 20;29(6):720-725. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_75_23. eCollection 2024 Nov-Dec.
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is considered one of the most frequently carried out diagnostic tests in emergency rooms. To develop and refine the competencies of emergency nurses, it becomes imperative to assess the current level of knowledge and practice among nurses regarding ECG and other diagnostic tests. The study aimed to assess the ECG interpretation competency and its associated factors among emergency nurses in Jordan.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to March 2023. Data were collected from 287 Jordanian emergency nurses working in six governmental, private, and teaching hospitals, and they had at least 1 year of clinical experience. Badell-Coll ECG Interpretation Competency Questionnaire was used in this study. Descriptive analyses were conducted using an independent -test and one-way analysis of variance. A statistical significance of < 0.05 was assumed.
Approximately, 61.43% of emergency nurses had been involved in educational sessions on ECG interpretation. The mean of the total participants' score on the ECG assessment tool was 4.35 out of 10. Significant differences were found in the ECG interpretation competency scores based on the highest educational level (t= -0.64, < 0.001), job title (t= -5.91, < 0.001), and previous engagement in ECG training sessions (t = 2.50, = 0.013).
The level of emergency nurses' ECG interpretation competency was low. Nurses should engage in ECG refreshing courses to improve their ability to detect arrhythmias early. Efforts should be made to improve the nursing educational curricula and ECG training sessions by employing electronic systems and addressing both basic and advanced arrhythmias.
心电图（ECG）被认为是急诊室中最常进行的诊断测试之一。为了培养和提升急诊护士的能力，评估护士目前在心电图及其他诊断测试方面的知识水平和实践能力变得至关重要。本研究旨在评估约旦急诊护士的心电图解读能力及其相关因素。
于2022年12月至2023年3月进行了一项描述性横断面研究。数据收集自约旦六家政府、私立和教学医院的287名急诊护士，他们至少有1年临床经验。本研究使用了巴德尔 - 科尔心电图解读能力问卷。采用独立样本t检验和单因素方差分析进行描述性分析。设定统计学显著性水平为P < 0.05。
约61.43%的急诊护士参加过心电图解读方面的教育课程。心电图评估工具上所有参与者的平均得分是4.35分（满分10分）。基于最高学历（t = -0.64，P < 0.001）、职称（t = -5.91，P < 0.001）以及之前参与心电图培训课程情况（t = 2.50，P = 0.013），在心电图解读能力得分上发现了显著差异。
急诊护士的心电图解读能力水平较低。护士应参加心电图进修课程以提高其早期发现心律失常的能力。应努力通过采用电子系统并涵盖基本和高级心律失常内容来改进护理教育课程和心电图培训课程。
