Assessment of nurses' knowledge about food reintroduction in tracheostomized patients
| Autor: | Ana Maria Martins, Herla Maria Furtado Jorge, Ana Carine Arruda Rolim, Maine Raquel Marinho, Valéria Aparecida Masson, Maiza Claudia Vilela Hipólito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
education Nurses knowledge Continuing education 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Mean age General Medicine 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Feeding behavior 030228 respiratory system Nursing Medicine Lack of knowledge business Graduation Clinical nursing |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1755-7682 |
| Popis: | Objective: assess the knowledge of nurses working in a hospital regarding food reintroduction to tracheostomized patients. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study which used an instrument that consists of 20 closed questions, divided into two parts, applied to a sample of 50 clinical nurses in April 2011. Results: the sample was composed of 90% of female subjects with mean age of 35.4 years, 37% of respondents reported having more than ten years of professional experience and 83% stated that were never approached about the subject and that were unaware of the medical conditions to which the patient should submit to resume feeding by mouth. Conclusion: it was found professional unpreparedness and lack of knowledge in the subject and that approaching the theme since graduation and continuing education measures to be implemented in institutions that meet tracheostomized patients could provide the reintroduction of oral diet safely. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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