ICU nurses' perceived knowledge, attitude, and practice on endotracheal suctioning: a preliminary study at a hospital in Pahang, Malaysia
Background: Endotracheal suctioning is a common procedure for intubated patients typically seen in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Although several studies regarding the knowledge and practice of endotracheal suctioning among nurses was conducted internationally, the status of the procedure in Mala...
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Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd., Lincoln University College, Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/83856/13/1193-Article%20Text-3124-1-10-20201105.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83856/ https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjmr/article/view/1193 |
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| Summary: | Background: Endotracheal suctioning is a common procedure for intubated patients typically seen in the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Although several studies regarding the knowledge and practice of endotracheal
suctioning among nurses was conducted internationally, the status of the procedure in Malaysia is unknown.
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Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice on endotracheal suctioning and the
relationship between each variable. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted via
convenient sampling at two ICUs using a set of questionnaire that consisted of four parts pertaining to
sociodemographic data, knowledge items, attitude items, and practice items following ethical approvals. The
data obtained were analyzed for descriptive and inferential assessments using SPSS.
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Results: A total of 77
nurses responded to the questionnaire (response rate 100%). A moderate positive relationship between
knowledge and attitude were identified (r=0.514, p=0.000), while a weak positive relationship was observed
between knowledge and practice (r=0.408, p=0.000). A negligible correlation was also observed between
attitude and practice (r=0.269, p=0.018).
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Discussion: From the study, the level of knowledge, attitude, and
practice were found to be related to each other. The results have shown that age does not represent the score
gain in knowledge, attitude, and practice questions. Similarly, the score gain was not affected whether the
nurses had a post-basic background or not.
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Conclusion: There is a relationship between knowledge, attitude,
and practice on endotracheal suctioning among ICU nurses. There is no relationship between sociodemographic
data (age, working experience, and post-basic) with knowledge, attitude, and practice on
endotracheal suctioning. A good practice score was seen in this study compared to the knowledge and attitude
score among ICU nurses in HTAA Kuantan. Most of the ICU nurses in the HTAA Kuantan exhibited an
excellent practice on endotracheal suctioning. |
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