Background: Subglottic suction in the intensive care unit (ICU) potentially improve
the outcomes of patients need mechanical ventilator (MV) more than 48 hours. Aim: This
study aimed to assess nurse's performance regarding subglottic suction. Design: A
descriptive explorative design was utilized for the conduction of this study. Setting the study
was carried out in intensive care unit (ICU) of Beni–Suef University Hospital.The sample
of the study. A convenient sample of 35 nurse. Tools for Data collection. Tool (I) Nurses'
Self-administered Questionnaire: Tool (II) Nurses' practice observational Checklist
(Appendix II). Results: The main results revealed that: mean age of nurses under study was
28.3±7.33, while 65.7% of the studied nurses were male and 71.4% of them were Technical
institute nursing graduates and revealed that,0 % of the studied nurse's had satisfactory level
of knowledge about subglottic suction and 2.9of the studied nurses had satisfactory level of
practice about subglottic suction. Positive correlation between nurses knowledge, practice
and demographic data of nurses under study.
Conclusion, based on the findings of the
current study, it can be concluded that majority of the nurses were having an unsatisfactory
(knowledge, and practice) regarding subglottic suction, and positive correlation between
nurses knowledge, practice and demographic data of nurses under study which supported
the research question. Recommendations: Develop and implement an educational program
based on nurses' learning needs. Assess patients' for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)
after implementation of the educational program