Open Journal of Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 12 (December 2020)

ISSN Print: 2162-5336   ISSN Online: 2162-5344

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Pediatric Nursing Care and Its Practices in Three Health Care Facilities

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2020.1012093    622 Downloads   3,481 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pediatric nursing cares are among the most important care needed referring to the category of patients. A gap of the best practice in Pediatric Nursing Care (PNC) had been publically a major problem of health and raises the rate of morbidity and mortality. The lack of nursing guidelines, low level of studies, experience at work and low economic status of Health Care Facilities (HCFs) were the main problems assessed in these three HCFs (HUCK, VNC and MHK) in this study. The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge of nurses during their practices in Pediatric Wards of HCFs and to provide a better contribution. Method: A descriptive study design was used in this study during the period of one month. 43, 25 and 30 nurses were selected among 98 nurses by using Dilman formula. A questionnaire with 5 parameters was distributed. Data were typed using Microsoft ward and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists version 16 software (SPSS). Results: The current study found that the majority of nurses don’t know to make the best nursing diagnosis neither the factors related to the implementation of EBP in PNC. The nurses have shown different barriers often met during their practices. The all process of nursing diagnosis was not recognized with the average of 97.6% of nurses. Conclusion: Even if the nurses have some experience at work they express their weakness based on low level of study, lack of knowledge and trained professionals on work and the pediatric nursing guidelines.

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Muhayimana, D. , Arakaza, D. , Ndayegamiye, D. , Bamboneyeho, J. , Anna, T. and Niyongabo, E. (2020) Pediatric Nursing Care and Its Practices in Three Health Care Facilities. Open Journal of Nursing, 10, 1275-1293. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2020.1012093.

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