Assessment of Nursing Care for Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

Abstract

This study aimed to assess nursing care given for children undergoing open heart surgery through assess nurses' knowledge and skills. Design: A descriptive deign was utilized in conducting the study. Settings: This study was conducted at Cardiac Surgery Academy affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals and Abou El-Resh Talabah Hospital Affiliated to Cairo University. Subject: A convenient sample composed of all (80) available nurses in the previously mentioned settings. Tools of data collection: A questionnaire sheet and observational checklists. Results: This study revealed that more than half of the studied nurses in the age between 20-30 years and married also, not attended any training programs, more than half of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge, while slightly three quarters of them had competent performance regarding caring of children undergoing open heart surgery.