Nurses' Performance Regarding Caring of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Edema
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Acute pulmonary edema is a common and potentially fatal presentation in the emergency department. The critical care nurses play significant roles in managing patients with acute pulmonary edema. Aim: to assess the nurses' performance regarding caring of patients with acute pulmonary edema. Design: A descriptive design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in the Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at the Cardiac Institute in Sohag Governorate. Sample: A convenience sample of 60 nurses working in the mentioned settings was recruited. Tools: two tools were utilized in the study: (1) Nurses' Structured Interview Questionnaire; it was composed of two parts, (2) Nurses' Practice Observation Checklist. Results: The mean age of the studied nurses was 28.5 ± 7.53 years, with 50% holding a technical institute degree. Results indicated that 81.7% of the nurses had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding acute pulmonary edema care. Conversely, 94.1% demonstrated competent practice in arterial blood gas sampling, and 86.7% exhibited competent practice in overall care. Conclusion: While more than three-quarters of the participants demonstrated an unsatisfactory level of theoretical knowledge, the majority showed a competent level of clinical practice in managing patients with acute pulmonary edema. Furthermore, the study revealed no statistically significant correlation between the nurses' level of practice and their level of knowledge. Recommendation: This study should be replicated with a larger sample size across diverse hospital settings to ensure the generalizability of the results.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222898699