Nurses, Knowledge Concerning an Implantation Pacemaker For Adult Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Disorder at Al-Nassirrhyia Heart Center

HadiAtiyah, Hussein; Mohammed, Haithem

	Nurses, Knowledge Concerning an Implantation Pacemaker For Adult Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Disorder at Al-Nassirrhyia Heart Center
kufa Journal for Nursing sciences
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 216-223
Authors
Hussein HadiAtiyah; Haithem Mohammed
Abstract
Objectives of the study: is to determine the knowledge of nurses concerning implantation pacemaker for adults patients with cardiac rhythm disorders, to find outthe relationship between nurses knowledge concerning implantation pacemaker for adult's patients with cardiac rhythm disorders and demographic characteristics. Methodology: The study was performed November 2014 toJune 2015. A convenience (non-probability) sampleof the study consists of (100) nurses choose purposively who are working in Al-Nassirrhyia Heart Center (The data were collected the use of a questionnaire which were consisted of two parts (demographic data, nurses knowledge about pacemaker). Content validity of the questionnaire was determine through a panel of (13) experts. Reliability and validity of questionnaire was determined through test re-test (r= 0.82) of pilot study. The data collection process was performed from 15th of March until the 5th of May 2015.the data was analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis that include (frequency, Percentages [%] and cumulative percent, Mean of scores ), and the application of inferential statistical analysis that included the person correlation coefficient. Results: The result of study shows that the majority (49%) of the age group was (23-27) years old and most of the study sample (60%) was male. Most of them (52%) were single and (40%) was secondary school nursing and between parley sufficient and insufficient in monthly income their livings (93%) were urban, more of the study sample was working in coronary care unit (21%) and (11%) of them were have training course all of them inside of Iraq and most of the study sample have once course training and (80%) of them were employ from (1-5) years with (1-3) years of experience in cardiac unit (68%), mean of score are moderate on item (1) and high on the remaining items. Conclusion: Nurse's knowledge was sufficient and good, There is a relationship between nurses knowledge and gender, residential area and work site. Recommendation: There is a need for an orientation program for all new nurses. There is need for implementan active updated educational activities. Skills training to all the nurses concerning of pacemaker. Farther study is necessary in nurse's practices concerning implantation pacemaker in order to demonstrate more clearly.
Keywords
Nurses; pacemaker implantation; patients

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