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Abstract
The neurological assessment is a key component in the care of the neurological patient. It can help to detect the presence of neurological disease or injury and monitor its progression, determine the type of care you will provide, and gauge the patient’s response to your interventions. Aim of the study: to assess nurses’ performance through assess nurses’ knowledge, practice and attitude regarding neurological assessment in neurosurgical units. Research design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized. Methods: Subject include All available nurses working in Neurosurgical units Ain Shams University Hospitals, 50 nurses from both genders, with different ages, educational levels and years of experience was selected for this study. Data were obtained through three main tools; Self-administered questionnaire tool, observational checklist and attitude questionnaire tool. Results: Nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge, practice and negative attitude. There were statistically significance relation between level of knowledge, practice and attitude. Knowledge, practice & attitude were found to differ significantly in relation to socio-demographic data. Conclusion: About two thirds of studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge, more than three quarters of them had unsatisfactory practice regarding neurological assessment and about two thirds of them had negative attitude Recommendation: Furthers study to evaluate the reflection of educational program regarding nurses’ performance & consequently on the patient outcome. The study should be replicated on large sample & in different hospitals setting in order to generalize the results.
Key words: Knowledge, Practice, Attitude, Neurological assessment, Neurosurgical patients, Neurosurgical units.