Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea

Teame Kiflom Gaim; Salem Sium Mesfin; Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie; Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha; Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde; Aster Andom Beraki; Aklilu Gebrit Mebrahtu; Elsa Afewerki Kesete; Bietiel Woldemichel Goniche

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Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea

Teame Kiflom Gaim, Salem Sium Mesfin, Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie, Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha, Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde, Aster Andom Beraki, Aklilu Gebrit Mebrahtu, Elsa Afewerki Kesete, Bietiel Woldemichel Goniche

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Background: Urinary catheterization is one of the most common nursing procedures which has a high probability to predispose to CAUTI and other chronic urinary problems and tendency to cause incidences of morbidity and mortality if not practiced properly with adequate knowledge. A number of studies conducted in different countries of the world to assess knowledge and practice of nurses toward Urinary Catheter Care. Hence according to their statistics, catheterization proved to be the main cause of complications and mortality of patients admitted in hospitals. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess staff nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding the care of patients with urinary catheter. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive analytical study was done from February to June 2021 in three purposely selected hospitals (ONRH, Halibet and Sembel Hospitals) of Asmara. All staff nurses in the selected wards of the hospitals, were included in this study (100 staff nurses). A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding urinary catheter care and observational checklist was used to assess practices of nurses in the care of patients with urinary catheter. Data was analyzed by computing frequencies percentages and descriptive and inferential statistics, Fisher’s exact test at 95% confidence interval was used to compare scores using SPSS package version 22. Result: The study revealed that majority (68%) of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and 32% had poor level of knowledge. And more than half (56%) of the staff nurses had good level of practice and the remaining 44% had poor level of practice. Overall 41% of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and practice, and 17% had poor level of knowledge and practice. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and practice regarding urinary catheter care was found to be low in this study. Recommendation: an intensive training and supervision of staff nurses should be implemented and further studies should be carried out nationwide.

Published in	American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220302.12
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Catheter Care, Staff Nurses, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), Knowledge, Practice

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Teame Kiflom Gaim; Salem Sium Mesfin; Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie; Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha; Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde, et al. Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea. Am. J. Nurs. Health Sci. 2022, 3(2), 29-38. doi: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220302.12

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Teame Kiflom Gaim, Salem Sium Mesfin, Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie, Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha, Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde, et al. Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea. Am J Nurs Health Sci. 2022;3(2):29-38. doi: 10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220302.12

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Teame Kiflom Gaim

Ministry of Health of Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea
Salem Sium Mesfin

Ministry of Health of Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea
Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie

Ministry of Health of Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea
Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha

Ministry of Health of Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea
Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde

Department of Nursing, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara
Aster Andom Beraki

Department of Nursing, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara
Aklilu Gebrit Mebrahtu

Department of Nursing, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara
Elsa Afewerki Kesete

Department of Nursing, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara
Bietiel Woldemichel Goniche

Department of Nursing, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara

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  title = {Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea},
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  abstract = {Background: Urinary catheterization is one of the most common nursing procedures which has a high probability to predispose to CAUTI and other chronic urinary problems and tendency to cause incidences of morbidity and mortality if not practiced properly with adequate knowledge. A number of studies conducted in different countries of the world to assess knowledge and practice of nurses toward Urinary Catheter Care. Hence according to their statistics, catheterization proved to be the main cause of complications and mortality of patients admitted in hospitals. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess staff nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding the care of patients with urinary catheter. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive analytical study was done from February to June 2021 in three purposely selected hospitals (ONRH, Halibet and Sembel Hospitals) of Asmara. All staff nurses in the selected wards of the hospitals, were included in this study (100 staff nurses). A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding urinary catheter care and observational checklist was used to assess practices of nurses in the care of patients with urinary catheter. Data was analyzed by computing frequencies percentages and descriptive and inferential statistics, Fisher’s exact test at 95% confidence interval was used to compare scores using SPSS package version 22. Result: The study revealed that majority (68%) of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and 32% had poor level of knowledge. And more than half (56%) of the staff nurses had good level of practice and the remaining 44% had poor level of practice. Overall 41% of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and practice, and 17% had poor level of knowledge and practice. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and practice regarding urinary catheter care was found to be low in this study. Recommendation: an intensive training and supervision of staff nurses should be implemented and further studies should be carried out nationwide.},
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T1  - Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Urinary Catheter Care in Selected Hospitals of Asmara, Eritrea
AU  - Teame Kiflom Gaim
AU  - Salem Sium Mesfin
AU  - Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie
AU  - Firuz Tesfazieghi Fesiha
AU  - Semere Teklebrhan Tewelde
AU  - Aster Andom Beraki
AU  - Aklilu Gebrit Mebrahtu
AU  - Elsa Afewerki Kesete
AU  - Bietiel Woldemichel Goniche
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PY  - 2022
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JF  - American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
JO  - American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
SP  - 29
EP  - 38
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2994-7227
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajnhs.20220302.12
AB  - Background: Urinary catheterization is one of the most common nursing procedures which has a high probability to predispose to CAUTI and other chronic urinary problems and tendency to cause incidences of morbidity and mortality if not practiced properly with adequate knowledge. A number of studies conducted in different countries of the world to assess knowledge and practice of nurses toward Urinary Catheter Care. Hence according to their statistics, catheterization proved to be the main cause of complications and mortality of patients admitted in hospitals. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess staff nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding the care of patients with urinary catheter. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive analytical study was done from February to June 2021 in three purposely selected hospitals (ONRH, Halibet and Sembel Hospitals) of Asmara. All staff nurses in the selected wards of the hospitals, were included in this study (100 staff nurses). A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding urinary catheter care and observational checklist was used to assess practices of nurses in the care of patients with urinary catheter. Data was analyzed by computing frequencies percentages and descriptive and inferential statistics, Fisher’s exact test at 95% confidence interval was used to compare scores using SPSS package version 22. Result: The study revealed that majority (68%) of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and 32% had poor level of knowledge. And more than half (56%) of the staff nurses had good level of practice and the remaining 44% had poor level of practice. Overall 41% of the staff nurses had good level of knowledge and practice, and 17% had poor level of knowledge and practice. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and practice regarding urinary catheter care was found to be low in this study. Recommendation: an intensive training and supervision of staff nurses should be implemented and further studies should be carried out nationwide.
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