Nurses Knowledge and Practice Regarding Assessment of Critical Ill Patients with Neurological Disorders

Abstract

Background: Despite the importance of neurological assessment in the detection of disorders among critical ill patients there is a lack of research among nurses' performance regard this issue. Aim: Evaluate nurses' performance during assessment of critical ill patients with neurological disorders. Design: A descriptive design. Setting: This study was conducted at the stroke, emergency and intensive care units at Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: convenient sample including (50 nurses). Tools: A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire and Nurse Practice Observational Checklists tool. Results: Less than half of the nurses demonstrated a satisfactory overall level of knowledge . More than half of the nurses showed satisfactory practice levels regarding the assessment of critically ill patients with neurological disorders Conclusion: there were statistical significant positive correlation between the total studied nurses' knowledge and practices regarding assessment of critically ill patients with neurological disorders. Recommendation: Ongoing in-service training programs are recommended to enhance nurses’ performance in neurological assessment within critical care settings.