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Abstract
Nasogastric tube feeding is the introduction of liquid, via a tube inserted through the nose and running directly to the stomach. In general, tube feeding is a technique used for those who are unable to eat on their own. When oral intake is inadequate or not recommended for a prolonged period of time, patients may require an alternative method of feeding, either enterally or parenterally. The aim of the study is to assess nurses’ performance in providing care to patients undergoing nasogastric tube in Suez canal university hospital. To answer the question; what are the most common area of satisfactory and area of negletion in nurses’ performance in providing care to patients undergoing nasogastric tube? The sample comprised 50 nurses working in intensive care units ; medical wards ; surgical wards and burn units (N =6 wards) at Ismailia university hospital.. 20 nurses from the intensive care units, 10 nurses from the medical wards, 10 nurses from the surgical wards and 10 nurses from burn units at Ismailia university hospital. The tools for data collections were structured of questionnaire sheet and Observational checklist. The result show that un satisfactory performance between nurses in Ismailia university hospital. The study concluded that all nurses need to improve their performance during care of nasogastric tube patients. The study recommended that they had satisfactory theoretical knowledge and clinical applications nasogastric tube care and feeding parts should be taught together, to facilitate learning continuous evaluation of nurse’s knowledge and practice is essential to identify nurse’s needs.