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Educational Nursing Strategies for the Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure in Children with Neurological Injury at Pediatric Intensive Care Units

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Elevated intracranial pressure is a potentially devastating complication of neurologic injury in children. Aim of the study: To examine the effects of educational nursing strategies on the management of increased intracranial pressure in children with neurological injury. Design: A quasi-experimental was used. Setting: The study was conducted in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Al-Nasr Specialized Children's Hospital and Al Salam Hospital in Port Said City. Subjects: A convenience sample of 40 nurses caring for children with increased intracranial pressure in the previously stated settings from the period from January to June 2021. Two tools were used for data collection, Tool I: Self-administered structured questionnaire consists of two parts to assess nurses' knowledge. Tool II: An observational checklist was used to assess nurses' practice. Results: There were statistically significant differences between pre and post-test concerning nurses, knowledge and practice of the regarding care of children with increased intracranial pressure at 1% and 5% of statistical significance. Conclusions: Implementation of a nursing educational program upgraded nurses' knowledge and practice of children with increased intracranial pressure. Recommendations: Continuous educational programs should be planned on a regular basis for nurses caring for children with increased intracranial pressure in order to improve their knowledge and practice to provide high-quality care.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.122383.1325

Keywords

children, Increased intracranial pressure, Management, Neurological injury & Nursing strategies

Authors

First Name

Hanaa

Last Name

El Sayed

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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hanaaahmed15@yahoo.com

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por tsaid

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Rehab

Last Name

ELkazaz

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Hanie

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Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

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rehabhani@yahoo.com

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por tsaid

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10

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29

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31507

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2022-02-17

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2022-03-01

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48

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60

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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1,727

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Educational Nursing Strategies for the Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure in Children with Neurological Injury at Pediatric Intensive Care Units

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22 Jan 2023