Evaluating the knowledge of intensive care unit nursing staffs

Aims. Nurses with sufficient knowledge are effective to improve the quality of nursing cares especially in critical units. One of the most emphasized features of critical care units nursing staffs is having knowledge. This study was to evaluate the knowledge of intensive care units nurses. Methods. In this study, 100 personnel of ICU and CCU of Semnan university of medical science's hospitals selected. The knowledge of these personnel about critical care determined using a questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 11 software. Results. Considering personnel's awareness of intensive nursing care were low to moderate. There was no significant difference between awareness level and sex, age, locality of service, work condition and job experience. Conclusion. The critical unit's nursing personnel need special information about work field. Therefore, according to real necessities of education it is recommended to pay more attention to moderation of texts based on specialization of nursing educating courses in different fields of its application.