Nurse Performance in Oxygen Therapy for Infants Hospitalized at the Neonate Intensive Care Unit
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Abstract:
Background
The main problem of preterm infants is lung function disorder and disordered oxygenation due to an immature respiratory tract, therefore, appropriate performance of nurses in oxygen therapy is very important.Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate nurses performance during oxygen therapy for hospitalized infants at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Patients and
Methods
In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, 110 nurses working at the NICU of teaching hospitals affiliated with the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were enrolled by the census. Data were gathered from a questionnaire on demographic characteristics and a checklist for observational assessment of nurses performance. Data analysis was done with the SPSS 20 software.Results
Of the nurses, 39.1% had favorable performance. Furthermore, Spearmans correlation coefficient indicated that age and nurses performance were directly and significantly correlated, yet education level and work shift types were not correlated with performance.Conclusions
Since oxygen is frequently administered at the NICU, holding in-service training courses for improving nurses performance and preventing long-term complications due to oxygen administration seem necessary. Keywords:
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English
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Journal of Critical Care Nursing, Volume:9 Issue: 2, May 2016
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