Effect of Implementing Guidelines Regarding Administering Inotropic Medications for Critically Ill Patients on Nurses' Knowledge

Mohamed Elsayed Ahmed Allawy^1, , Wafaa Ismail Sherief², Amal Bakr Abo El – Ata³ and Samia Gaballah⁴

¹Master of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University

²Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

³Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing Port Said University

⁴Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Suez Canal University

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Mohamed Elsayed Ahmed Allawy, Wafaa Ismail Sherief, Amal Bakr Abo El – Ata and Samia Gaballah. Effect of Implementing Guidelines Regarding Administering Inotropic Medications for Critically Ill Patients on Nurses' Knowledge. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2020; 8(3):399-405. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-8-3-10

Abstract

Background: There is no teaching guidelines denoted for improving the nurses' knowledge regarding inotropic medication administration, that emphasizes the intervention teaching guidelines necessity. Aim of the study: To assess the effect of intervention teaching guidelines regarding administering inotropic medications for critically ill patients on nurses' knowledge. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. Setting: the present study was carried out at Critical Care Units. Sample: A convenient sample of all staff nurses (60 nurses). Tools of data collection: The data were collected using one tool titled nurses' knowledge assessment questionnaire. Results: 86.7% of studied nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge regarding inotropic medications post implementing teaching guidelines. The post and follow up-intervention mean knowledge was high 29.33, 29.40 respectively when compared with pre-intervention practice mean score 18.10 with P value < .001.

Keywords:
critically ill patients inotropic medications nurses' knowledge teaching guidelines

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