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Assessment of Safety Measures Provided by Nurses for Mechanically Ventilated Children: Suggested Nursing Guidelines

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Last updated: 08 Feb 2025

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Background: Children's safety presents a significant challenge, as hospitalized children face a three - times higher likelihood of harm compared to adults. Aim: To assess safety measures provided by nurses for mechanically ventilated children. Design: A descriptive research design was applied. Subjects: All nurses (50) who were working in pediatric intensive care unit. Setting: This study was carried out at the pediatric intensive care unit in Assiut University Children's Hospital. Tools: Two tools were employed to gather the needed data: interview questionnaire sheet, and observational checklists. Results: More than two- fifths (42%) of the studied nurses had fair knowledge about safety measures for mechanically ventilated children, while 30% and 28% of them had poor and good knowledge, with two-thirds (66%) of them showed unsatisfactory practical skills in this area. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.297*) was observed between their overall knowledge and practical performance and a statistically significant difference was detected (Pv =0.036*). Conclusion: There was a lack of nurses' knowledge and practices regarding safety measures provided for mechanically ventilated children. So, the researcher Recommended that educational programs and advanced training courses should be developed and implemented based on evidence-based guidelines and the specific needs of staff nurses to enhance their knowledge and practices regarding safety measures for mechanically ventilated children.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2025.346845.1974

Keywords

Mechanically ventilated children, Nursing guidelines & Safety measures

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Badry

Affiliation

Demonstrator of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

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asmbdry@nursing.aun.edu.eg

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Assiut

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Fathy

MiddleName

Amir

Affiliation

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt.

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m_amir_riad@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

Hekmat

Last Name

Abed Elkreem

MiddleName

Ebrahim

Affiliation

Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

Email

hekmat.mohamed@nursing.au.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

Nahed

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Thabet

Affiliation

Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

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nahed.hassan@nursing.au.edu.eg

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Assiut

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13

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48

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52406

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-12-23

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2025-01-01

Page Start

172

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181

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Assessment of Safety Measures Provided by Nurses for Mechanically Ventilated Children: Suggested Nursing Guidelines

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08 Feb 2025