Nurses’ Knowledge Towards Management of Asthmatic Patients at Alshaab Teaching Hospital -Khartoum State 2023
Nurses’ Knowledge Towards Management of Asthmatic Patients at Alshaab Teaching Hospital -Khartoum State 2023
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Date
2024-08
Authors
Asawir Mohammed Ibrahim Ali
Mustafa Khider Elnimeir
Amal Badawi Bushra
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Napata College
Abstract
Background: Asthma is an episodic syndrome characterized by attacks of dyspnea,
wheezing, and coughing. Nurses have an important role in care of asthmatic patients' so a
proper knowledge about the disease is essential.
Objective: To assess nurses' knowledge regarding the care of asthmatic patients
Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Al-Shaab Teaching
Hospital. The sample size was 29 nurses
, All nurses,
fulfilling the inclusion criteria were
interviewed. The data were collected using a standardized administered questionnaire and
analyzed using the Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 and were
presented in the form of tables and figures.
Results: The majority of the nurses aged between 20-30 years and about 75% of them
were Bachelor holders as a basic qualification. Near half had less than two years' experience.82.8% had never attended any training course. 69% of nurses had good
knowledge about asthma definition, while 72.4% of nurses had poor knowledge about
asthma triggers. 65.6% of nurses had poor knowledge regarding the nursing management
of asthma. There was a significant association between the overall knowledge of nurses
and attendance of training courses (P value 0.03).
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