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Abstract
Background A colostomy is a surgery that makes a temporary or permanent opening called a stoma. A stoma is a path that goes from the large intestine to the outside of abdomen. Aim of study: the study aimed to assess knowledge and performance of nurses about colostomy care among elderly in Beni-Suef. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A descriptive design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: The study was conducted in surgical departments male and female at Beni-Suef university hospital, Beni-Suef specialized hospital, and health insurance hospital. Sample: Convenient sample was used for this study; include all nurses (78 nurses) working in surgical departments at Beni-Suef university hospital (44 nurses), Beni-Suef specialized hospital (13 nurses), and health insurance hospital (21 nurses). Tools: Two tools for data collection were used to carry out the current study namely, first tool: questionnaire sheet for nurses’ knowledge regarding colostomy care and second tool:colostomy care observation checklist.
Results: revealed that, more than half of studied nurses aged less than 30 years. More than two thirds of studied nurses are females. More than half of them has nursing health institute. Concludes: Less than half of nurses have satisfactory level of total knowledge about colostomy care. More than one third of nurses have satisfactory level of total performance about colostomy care. Recommendations: The current study recommended periodic assessment for knowledge of nurses about colostomy care among elderly in Beni-Suef, periodic assessment for performance of nurses about colostomy care among elderly in Beni-Suef.