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Abstract
Background: Nasogastric tube feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach for patients with a functioning gastrointestinal tract who can’t ingest enough nutrition orally to meet their needs, nurses should be aware of nasogastric feeding outcomes, These outcomes can be classified as respiratory, nutritional, endurance, hydration and bowel function categories, Aim: identify factors affecting clinical outcomes for patient with nasogastric tube feeding at critical care unit. Design: a descriptive exploratory design was conducted to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study will be conducted in general critical care unit at Dar El Shefa Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of all available adult patients who receiving nasogastric tube feeding in critical care unit in Dar El Shefa Hospital. Based on sample size equation 150 patients, and 50 nurses participated in the study. Tools of data collection: a structured assessment questionnaire, clinical outcomes assessment scale, and factors assessment forms. Results: the psychological assessment for the patients there 22.7% of total patients were had a bad psychological status, the clinical outcomes were 68% of patients were moderate compromised and 24.7% of patients were severely compromised, there was a significant relation between clinical nasogastric feeding outcomes and total level of nurses’ knowledge and practice, there were 81.8% of mildly compromised patients were cared by a satisfactory knowledgeable nurses versus 97.3% of the severely compromised patients were cared by unsatisfactory knowledgeable nurses, there were 72.7% of mildly compromised patient were cared by competent nurses, while 91.9% of severely compromised patients were cared by incompetent nurses. in addition there was a significant relation between nurses’ total level of knowledge about nasogastric feeding tube and their total level of practice. Conclusion: this study concluded that There are many factors portrayed under patient related factor, environmental related factor, and nurses’ performance related factors affect the clinical outcome for patient with nasogastric tube feeding in the critical care units. Recommendations: Close supervision and teaching on spot is needed to ensure the quality of care is provided by nurses during administration of nutrition for patients with nasogastric tube feeding that can affect their clinical outcomes.