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Abstract
Neonates on noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (NICPAP) are
requiring special care from nurses’ working in neonatal intensive care unit to insure
maximum performance. By applying the clinical pathway, it provides opportunities for
collaborative practice, promote critical thinking and enhance collaboration among
disciplinary team to provide optimal care outcomes for neonates on NICPAP. The aim
of this study was to assess nurses’ knowledge regarding to clinical pathway,
designing, implementing, and evaluating the effect of clinical pathway
intervention on nurses toward care of neonates on noninvasive continuous
positive airway pressure. The study was carried out at Children and Maternity&
Gynecological Hospitals affiliated to Ain-Shams University, El-Fayoum
University Hospital, El- Fayoum Teaching Hospital and El-Fayoum Health
Insurance Hospital. The subjects of the study involved all available nurses (69)
who provided care to (56) neonates on NICPAP. Tools of data collection
involved a structured questionnaire by interviewing the studied nurses (pre/post
intervention of clinical pathway), neonates’ sheet and the clinical pathway formats
& contents. Results of the study revealed that the majority of the studied nurses
(95.7%) showed good knowledge about clinical pathway post intervention while,
none of them showed poor knowledge. All of the studied nurses had good
knowledge regarding to activities of clinical pathway post intervention. All of nurses
had good knowledge regarding complications of NICPAP post intervention, while
only 4.3% had poor knowledge about management of NICPAP complications. It can
be concluded that, nurses were improved in their knowledge after the intervention
concerning with the effect of clinical pathway and it is activities in care of
neonates on continuous positive airway pressure (NICPAP).The researcher
recommended the importance of raising awareness of multidisciplinary health team
regarding advantages of clinical pathway and it is activities in care of neonates on
NICPAP.