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Abstract
Obese patients have complex needs that complicate their care during
hospitalization. Caring for obese patients is complex and challenging because
the nursing staff has limited knowledge.Competencie about care of obese
patients enable the staff nurses to safely and effectively care of them.
Improving the quality of care given by the nursing staff is likely to result in a
decline in readmission rates obese people and promote positive health
outcomes (Dambaugh, 2016).
Aim of the study
The aim of the study is to assess obstacles that face nursing staff
toward the care of critically ill obese patients in intensive care units.
Research design
Analytical cross-sectional research design was used to fulfill the
aim of this study.
Sample
All available critical care nurses (90) who have direct contact with
bedside care of the obese patients and a purposive sample of all available
adult critically ill obese patients (70) to identify obesity degree according
to their BMI and to identify chronic illness like hypertension which
related to nurses’ obstacles regarding equipment and clinical practice
during the period of collecting data within 6 months in general, trauma,
cardiac, and anesthesia intensive care units at Assuit University Hospitals
within six months.
Tools of the study Two tools were used in this study.
Tool I: Assessment questionnaire of nurses and patients personal data:
Part 1: Nurses’ personal data self-administered questionnaire. It was
developed by the researcher to assess nurses’ personal data.
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Part 2: Patientes’ personal data assessment questionnaire. It was
developed by the researcher to assess patients’ socio-demographic and
medical data.
Tool II: - Nurses’ obstacles and priorities self-administered questionnaire.
It was developed by the researcher after reviewing the relevant literature
to assess critical care nurse’s opinions about obstacles in the care of
critically ill obese patients. It comprised of three parts:
Part 1: Obstacles face critical care nurses during the care of critically ill
obese patients regarding equipment.
Part 2: Obstacles face critical care nurses during the care of critically ill
obese patients regarding clinical practices.
Part 3: Priorities to improve the care of a critically ill obese patient. .