Nurses Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Oxygen Therapy in ICU, Emergency Wards and Associated Factors at Selected Public Hospitals of Mekele TownTigray, Ethiopia,2021.
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2021-05
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Addis Abeba University
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Providing oxygen therapy safely and effectively requires health-care professionals that have sufficient knowledge, the right attitude, and evidence-based practice. Clinical practice guidelines suggest that oxygen be prescribed the same as any other drug; however, oxygen is often administered excessively, discriminately without any prescription. This predisposes patients to hyperoxia and hypoxemia. So, oxygen therapy by emergency and ICU nurses has important implications for patient outcomes. The objective of the study is to assess Nurses Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding oxygen therapy in ICU, Emergency wards, and associated factors at selected Public hospitals of Mekele Town Tigray, Ethiopia,2021. A facility-based descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted199 Nurses selected bsystematic
random sampling technique from February 03, 2021 until April 28, 2021 and met the criteria were included. Data was entered and analyzed using statistical software SPSS for windows V26.0. The ethical clearance was obtained from Addis Ababa University College of health Sciences School of Nursing and Midwifery. The result showed that most of the study subjects
were in the age range of 21-50. The mean age was 30.7 ± 4.4 years. 118(62.1%) were males.112(58.9%) of nurses‟ have sufficient knowledge toward oxygen therapy whereas 128(67.4%)nurses have positive attitude toward oxygen therapy. In addition 108 (56.8%) had satisfactory
practice towards oxygen therapy. The presence of written prescription, OT guideline, and recent use of OT was significantly associated with nurses‟ knowledge. Meanwhile professional training, recent use of OT and nurses department was significantly associated with nurses attitude.
Furthermore Age, sex, presence of adequate oxygen delivery system, periodic maintenance of oxygen system and on-job training were found to be significantly associated with oxygen therapy practices (p<0.05, 95% C. I) Significant. The majority of nurses had sufficient knowledge and satisfactory practice and positive attitude to wards oxygen therapy. While maintaining good practices, Education programs on the
occupational use of OT through conferences, workshops, research and lectures are needed to raise the knowledge of health care workers about OT. In addition national OT guidelines should be available for nurses.
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practi ce, Oxygen Therapy