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Abstract
Sepsis is
a global health issue associated with
increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. Approximately
50 million people are affected by sepsis worldwide , resulting
in 11 million deaths yearly. The prevalence of sepsis reported
among critical care patients in J ordan was 21%21%. Sepsis is
associated with adverse physiological , psychological , and
economic consequences. Sepsis can lead to multiple organ
dysfunction , such as acute renal failure , acute respiratory
distress syndrome , cardiac dysrhythmias (e.g. g., atrial
fi brillation)brillation), and disseminated intravascular coagulation
(Rababa , et al., 2022
Critical care nurses play a vital role in the early
assessment and management of sepsis. Thus , clinical
decision making is an essential component of professional
nursing care , as the decisions made by nurses affect the
quality of care provided. Effective clinical decision making
allows patients’ needs to be met , improving clinical
outcomes. Some factors include experience , hospital policy ,
working environment , and the nurse be d ratio (Breen , &
Rees , 2018 ).
Aim of study:
This study aims to assess the critical care nursing
knowledge and practices regarding sepsis bundle among
critically ill patients
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Research question
Research question
To fulfill the aim
To fulfill the aimeded of this studyof this study, , the following the following research research questions are formulated:questions are formulated:
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Q11: : What is the critical care nurses level What is the critical care nurses level of knowledge of knowledge regarding sepsis bundle among critically ill patientsregarding sepsis bundle among critically ill patients??
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Q22: : What is the critical care nurses level What is the critical care nurses level of practice of practice regarding sepsis bundle among critically ill patientsregarding sepsis bundle among critically ill patients??
Subject and method:
Research Design:
Research Design:
A descriptive exploratory design was used to achieve
A descriptive exploratory design was used to achieve the aim of this study.the aim of this study.
Settings:
Settings:
The study was conducted at
The study was conducted at the Intensive Care Units the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at Fayoum university hospital(ICUs) at Fayoum university hospital. .
Subjects
Subjects:
A convenience sample of all the available nurses (
A convenience sample of all the available nurses (3030 nurses) working at the intensive care units was recruited for the nurses) working at the intensive care units was recruited for the conduction of this study from the above mentioned setting. conduction of this study from the above mentioned setting.
Tools for Data Collection:
Tools for Data Collection:
Two tools were used to collect the required data
Two tools were used to collect the required data
Tool I:
Tool I: Nurses Interview Nurses Interview questionnaire. questionnaire. (Appendix (Appendix 11):):
It was developed by the investigator based on the
It was developed by the investigator based on the related literatures and written in simple English language. It related literatures and written in simple English language. It was divided into two parts as the following:was divided into two parts as the following:
Part
Part 11: : NursesNurses demographic characteristicdemographic characteristic::
It was used to assess demographic characteristic of the
It was used to assess demographic characteristic of the
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studied nurses as age
studied nurses as age, , gendergender, , level of educationlevel of education, , years of years of experience and training courses.experience and training courses.
Part II:
Part II: :: Sepsis bundle assessment questionnaire:Sepsis bundle assessment questionnaire:
It was developed by the investigator. It was used to assess It was developed by the investigator. It was used to assess nurse’s level of knowledge regarding nurse’s level of knowledge regarding Sepsis bundle for Sepsis bundle for critical care nursescritical care nurses. It was filled by the studied nurses . It was filled by the studied nurses themselves. themselves.
Tool
Tool 22: Nurses’ practice obse: Nurses’ practice observational checklist rvational checklist (Appendix I(Appendix II):I):
It wa
It was developed by the investigator based on the related s developed by the investigator based on the related literature. This tool was written in English language. It was literature. This tool was written in English language. It was used to assess nurses’ level of practice regarding Sepsis used to assess nurses’ level of practice regarding Sepsis bundle for critical care nurses. bundle for critical care nurses.
Result Result
The present result study revealed the following:
The result
The result reveals thatreveals that, , 83.4%83.4%of the studied nurses of the studied nurses were the age group were the age group 2020--3030 years and years and 70%70% are female. are female. AdditionallyAdditionally, , 66.7%66.7% were singlewere single, , regarding the educational regarding the educational levellevel, , it was noticed that it was noticed that 46.7%46.7% are bachelor degree.are bachelor degree.
This result illustrates that
This result illustrates that 60%60% of the studied nurses had of the studied nurses had satisfactory level of total knowledge regarding Definitionsatisfactory level of total knowledge regarding Definition, , Risk factors and Sepsis bundle criteria respectively. While Risk factors and Sepsis bundle criteria respectively. While 63.3363.33 % of studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge % of studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding Stages of sepsis. reveals thatregarding Stages of sepsis. reveals that, , 46.7%46.7% of of studied studied
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nurses had
nurses had satisfactory satisfactory level of knowledge; meanwhilelevel of knowledge; meanwhile, , 53.3%53.3%of them were unof them were unsatisfactorysatisfactory..
This result shows that
This result shows that 90%90% of the studied nurses had of the studied nurses had competent total level of practices regarding competent total level of practices regarding Total Total Hemodynamic monitoringHemodynamic monitoring. While . While 66.6766.67% of the studied % of the studied nurnurses had incompetent total level of practices regarding ses had incompetent total level of practices regarding Total nurses’ practice about laboratories and proceduresTotal nurses’ practice about laboratories and procedures. . reveals that reveals that 33.3%33.3% of studied nurses had competent about of studied nurses had competent about level of practice; meanwhilelevel of practice; meanwhile, , 66.7%66.7% of them had not of them had not competent.competent.
There was highly statis
There was highly statistically significant relation tically significant relation between level of nurse’s total knowledge and educational between level of nurse‘s total knowledge and educational level. Alsolevel. Also, , there statistically significant relation between there statistically significant relation between level of total knowledge and their years of experience and level of total knowledge and their years of experience and training courses. Whiletraining courses. While, , there are no significantthere are no significant relation relation between level of total knowledge and their agebetween level of total knowledge and their age, , gendergender, , marital status.marital status.
There was statistically significant relation between
There was statistically significant relation between level of nurse’s total practice and their years of experiencelevel of nurse‘s total practice and their years of experience, , educational level and training courses. Whileeducational level and training courses. While, , there are nthere are no o significant relation between level of total practice and their significant relation between level of total practice and their ageage, , gendergender, , marital status.marital status.
Also, there were highly statistically significant correlation between total score of knowledge of the studied nurse‘s and their total score of practice.