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Abstract
Mechanical ventilation is one of the most common therapies in the newborn intensive care units.
Nursing care for ventilator pediatric patients which include: review communications, check ventilator settings and
modes, suction appropriately, assess pain and sedation needs, prevent infection, prevent hemodynamic instability,
manage airway, meet patient nutritional needs, and wean the pediatric patient from the ventilator appropriately.
The aim of the present study was to assess nurses’ performance regarding care of children undergoing mechanical
ventilation. A descriptive study was utilized with a sample of all nurses in NICU and PICU at two of the general
hospitals in Port-Said City -these are El-Nasr General Hospital and Port-Foud General Hospital- and Suez Canal
University Hospital. Data were collected by using three tools: A structured Questionnaire Sheet, Nurses’ Attitude
Questionnaire Sheet and Nurses’ Observational Checklist. Results revealed that less than half of studied nurses had
unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding care of children undergoing mechanical ventilation and more than half
of nurses who had unsatisfactory level was found at university hospital, whereas all of nurses had adequate level of
practice and had positive attitudes regarding care of children undergoing mechanical ventilation. The study also
found that there was a highly statistically significant difference between the total score of knowledge and
educational level, place of work and work experience. Also the study reported that there was statistically
significant difference between total knowledge score and practice score. The study recommended that nurses need
for an educational programs about mechanical ventilation. The study also recommends that need for practical
oriented program including oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal suctioning, handwashing and documentation and
introduced for nurses,