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Nurses' knowledge, Practice and Attitude regarding Endotracheal Tube Fixation: An Assessment Study

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Abstract

 Background: Endotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into
the trachea through the mouth or nose. The tube can then be connected to a mechanical ventilator to
assist breathing and maintain an open airway. Aim of the study: Was to assess nurses' knowledge,
practice and attitude regarding endotracheal tube fixation. Design: A descriptive, assessment
research design was utilized to carry out this study. Settings: This study was carried out at Pediatric
Intensive Care Units of Specialized Pediatric Hospital in Benha City which affiliated to ministry of
health and population and Benha University Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample of (100)
nurses who were responsible for care of infants with endotracheal tube and a purposive sample of
(100) infants who are undergoing endotracheal intubation in the previously mentioned settings.
Tools of data collection: Three tools were utilized to collect data for the study: Tool (I): A
structured interviewing questionnaire sheet. Tool (II): An observational checklist to assess nurses'
practices regarding endotracheal tube fixation. Tool (III): Nurses' attitude regarding endotracheal
tubation fixation. Results: More than two fifths of studied nurses had an average level of
knowledge, more than half of them had incompetent level of practice and more than two thirds of
them had positive attitude regarding endotracheal tube fixation. Conclusion: There was a positive
correlation between total nurses' knowledge, total practice and total attitude regarding endotracheal
tube fixation. Recommendation: Developing training programs regarding endotracheal tube
fixation are recommended for the nurses working in pediatric intensive care units to improve their
knowledge, practice, and attitude. 

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.273334

Keywords

Attitude. Endotracheal tube. Fixation. Knowledge, Nurses and Practice

Authors

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Noura

Last Name

Elbasiony Elmohamady

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Affiliation

Nursing Specialist, Third District Medical Center at Badr City, Egypt

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First Name

Basma

Last Name

Rabie Abd El-Sadik

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Affiliation

Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Yasmin

Last Name

Abd El-Ghany Abd El-Fatah

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Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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4

Article Issue

1

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38115

Issue Date

2023-01-01

Receive Date

2022-12-01

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

50

Page End

63

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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JNSBU_Volume 4_Issue 1_Pages 50-63.pdf

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Nurses' knowledge, Practice and Attitude regarding Endotracheal Tube Fixation: An Assessment Study

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23 Jan 2023