Knowledge on endotracheal suctioning among staff nurses and nursing students

Authors

  • E. Sree Vani  Narayana College of Nursing, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Katari Kantha  Department of Community Health Nursing, Narayana College of Nursing, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Arumugam Indira   Principal, Narayana College of Nursing, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Endotracheal suctioning, Staff Nurses, Nursing Students.

Abstract

Background: Endotracheal suctioning is an important procedure to remove accumulated pulmonary secretions is also very essential for obtaining a sputum specimen to rule out or identify pneumonia or other pulmonary infections. Aim: To compare the level of knowledge regarding endotracheal suctioning between staff nurses and nursing students. Setting and Design: The study was conducted in Narayana Medical College hospital by using a descriptive design. Materials and Methods: The sample size selected for the study was 30 samples. 15 staff nurses and 15 nursing students working in NMCH, Nellore by using convenience sampling technique. Statistical Analysis Used: The collected data was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics based on the objectives of the study. Results: The results regarding knowledge on endotracheal suctioning shows that, among staff nurses , 5(33.3%) are having adequate knowledge, 7(46.7%) are having moderate knowledge and 3(20%) are having inadequate knowledge. Among nursing students, 4 (26.7%) are having adequate knowledge, 7(46.7%) are having moderately adequate knowledge and 4(26.6%) are having inadequate knowledge. Conclusion: The study concluded that majority of staff nurses and nursing students had moderately adequate knowledge regarding gastrostomy feeding.

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2017-02-28

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Volume 3, Issue 1, January-February-2017

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E. Sree Vani, Katari Kantha, Arumugam Indira , " Knowledge on endotracheal suctioning among staff nurses and nursing students, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.394-397 , January-February-2017.