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Abstract
Ventricular arrhythmia is a life-threatening condition, known as
disturbance in the normal rhythm of the electrical activity of the heart arises in the
ventricles, which may lead to cardiac arrest. Critical Care Nurses are responsible
for early identification and management of ventricular arrhythmias. Aim: The
current study aimed to assess critical care nurses’ performance regarding
management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias. Design & Setting: A
descriptive cross-sectional study design utilized to conduct the current study in
Cardiac Care Unit at Suez Canal University Hospitals, Ismailia, Egypt. Sample: A
convenient sample of 85 nurses working at Cardiac Care Unit Tools: Three tools
were utilized: 1) Structured self-administrated questionnaire about nurses’ profile
sheet and knowledge regarding ventricular arrythmias 2) nurses’ practice
observational checklist 3) Nurses’ attitude self-administrated scale. Results:
Current study results revealed that more than half of the nurses studied were
females 57%, and had a technical degree. The present study clarified that 69.4% of
the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and 63.5% of the studied
nurses had unsatisfactory practice, 87.1% had a negative attitude score toward
management of VA. Conclusion: The studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of
knowledge and practice regarding management of patients with VA. Also, the
majority of studied nurses had a negative total attitude. Recommendations: There
is a need to in–service training programs to improve the performance of nurses
working in Critical Care Units and periodic evaluation of nurses’ knowledge,
practice and attitude.