Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 4

Nurses Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Concerning Fluid Therapy in Children Hospital in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region Iraq

1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Nazar Ramadhan Othman, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. E mail: nazar.othman@hmu.edu.krd, Mobile No. 009647504946398

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

Fluid therapy is one of the important cares of sick children, and nurses are responsible for initiating, monitoring, terminating, and preventing complications during intravenous fluid therapy. The study aimed to assess nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning fluid therapy.

In this descriptive study, 53 nurses were randomly selected from 3 pediatric hospitals. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed by statistical software Spss/22.

84.9% of nurses were poor in knowledge, 58.5% of nurses had attitude, and 60.4% of them had fair practice.

According to the results of this study, it's recommended to pay more attention to nurse's knowledge, attitude, and practice by continues educational program and training to improve their knowledge, attitude, and practice.

Keywords

Nurses, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Fluid Therapy, Children