Abdelaziz Mohamed Elmonir, O. (2025). Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4(10), 228-242. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364092.1291
omnia Elhadi Abdelaziz Mohamed Elmonir. "Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit". Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4, 10, 2025, 228-242. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364092.1291
Abdelaziz Mohamed Elmonir, O. (2025). 'Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4(10), pp. 228-242. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364092.1291
Abdelaziz Mohamed Elmonir, O. Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2025; 4(10): 228-242. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364092.1291
Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit
medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, Zagazig Institute of nursing, Zagazig, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Traumatic head injury is common neurological condition and a leading cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality worldwide. Aim: the study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge and practices regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury in intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the intensive care unit at Emergency building affiliated to Zagazig University Hospitals. Subject: Convenient sample which included all available nurses (90) nurses. Tools: Two tools were used: Tool I: Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, Tool II: Nurses’ Practices observational Checklists. Results: The current study illustrated that (71.1%) of the studied nurses have satisfactory level of knowledge regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury and (87.8%) of the studied nurses have competent level of practice regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury during first, second and third observation. Also, was a highly statistically significant positive strong correlation between knowledge and practice regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury among the studied nurses. Conclusion: most of the studied nurses at intensive care unit had satisfactory level of knowledge and competent level of practice regarding caring of patients with traumatic head injury. Recommendations: Further study is required to determine the Impact of an educational program on nurses' knowledge and practice regarding care of traumatic head injury patients at intensive care unit.
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