Assess Nurse's Knowledge toward Venous Thrombosis at Al-sharqat General Hospital
Ismail Younes Mohammed *
Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Mosul, Iraq.
Abid Salih Kumait
Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kirkuk, Iraq.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background and Aims: A blood clot that is stuck in a deep vein is known as deep vein thrombosis, while a blood clot that has broken loose and migrated to the lungs is known as a pulmonary embolus. Thrombotic disorders are the world's most common cause of high mortality and morbidity among preventable diseases was to assess nurse's knowledge toward venous thrombosis at AL-Sharqat General Hospital and relationship between knowledge and their demographic data.
Study Design: A descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Sample: This study was conducted at Al-Sharqat General Hospital in critical care unit and surgical department, between November 2023 and May 2024.
Methodology: A purposive sample (non-probability) consisting of (25) nurses was selected from nurses who work in the critical care units and surgical department.
Results: The results showed that over half of the participants were female nurses, making up the majority of the group. These nurses had graduated from nursing institutes and had between one and five years of experience, without having attended any training courses. Results show that nurses knowledge related to venous thrombosis was poor to moderate and there were no significant relationship between nurse's knowledge and their demographic data at P-value >0.05.
Conclusion: Nurses working in the surgical department, emergency units, and critical care units had poor knowledge regarding venous thrombosis because their education level was low and they had not attended training courses.
Keywords: Nurse, knowledge, venous thrombosis, surgical department, socio-demographic characteristics, Nurses, blood clot