Background: Pediatric cardiac critical care nursing plays a central role in the care of
pediatric patients with complex congenital, acquired and critical heart condition. Aim: This study
aimed to assess nurses' performance in care of children with critical cardiac conditions. Research
design: A descriptive research design. Settings: This study was conducted at the Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit at Cardiothoracic and Vascular Academy affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals
and Bahteem hospital for specialist surgeries affiliated to Health Insurance. Subject: A convenience
sample of 59 nurses who were working at the previously mentioned study settings. Tools: A pre-
designed interview questionnaire sheet, observational checklists and attitude Likert type rating scale
to assess nurses' performance in the care of children with critical cardiac conditions. Results: More
than one quarter of the studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge, less than two fifths of them had
satisfactory practice and more than one third of them had a negative attitude regarding the care of
pediatric patients with critical cardiac conditions. Conclusion: More than half of the studied nurses
had an adequate performance regarding the care of the children with critical cardiac conditions.
Recommendations: Periodic assessment of nurses' performance in the care of children with critical
cardiac conditions and provide appropriate nursing intervention based on their actual educational
needs assessment