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Evaluation of Nursing Care Provided To Children With Convulsion in Different Pediatric Departments At Zagazig University Hospital

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Background: Convulsions are the most common and frightening neurologic disorder of childhood. Thus, providing adequate caring of convulsed child properly is the most important contribution to the successful management and outcomes. Aim of the study was to assess nursing care provided to convulsed children in Different Pediatric Departments at Zagazig University Hospital .Subjects Methods. : Research design, A descriptive study was conducted in the present study. Setting: This study conducted at different Pediatric unites in pediatric departments At Zagazig University Hospital .Subjects: include 62 children as well as 62 nurses. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used in this study. The first was questionnaire interview sheet to collect nurses׳ characteristic as well as knowledge regarding convulsions. The second was children assessment sheet. The third tool was an observational checklist to evaluate nurses' care regarding convulsed children. Results: relation between total score of nurses' knowledge & practice regarding convulsions and its care. It was found that there was a statistical relation between total nurses' knowledge scores and their practice (P<0.05). Conclusion: The study findings concluded that, nurses' practice regarding care of convulsed children was unsatisfactory. Recommendations: Nurses: children ratio should be 1:2 to ensure good nursing care provided to each child. Development and providing of training program should be conducted periodically for nursing regarding convulsion.

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10.21608/znj.2016.39031

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convulsions, convulsed children, nursing care, neurologic disorder of childhood

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Lubna

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Rashad

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Taha

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B.SC, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

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Amal

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EL-Dakhakhny

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Mohamed

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University,

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Abdel-Razek

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El-Sheikh

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Professor of Pediatrics medicine ,Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

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Samah

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Bassam

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EL-Awady

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University

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12

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6270

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2016-07-01

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2019-07-04

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2016-07-01

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184

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203

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2090-6110

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Zagazig Nursing Journal

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22 Jan 2023