Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda
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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda
Subject
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Nurses
Emergency Management
Road Traffic Accident
Attitude
Practice
Nurses
Emergency Management
Road Traffic Accident
Description
Introduction: Quality emergency nursing care is an important variable in reducing death and disability due to
road traffic accidents (RTA), yet little is known about emergency nursing care within the Rwandan context. This
study aims to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of nurses of the emergency care of RTA
patients.
Method: We employed a cross sectional design to survey the full cohort of nurses working in Accident and
Emergency (A&E) units in three selected Rwandan hospitals (N = 51).
Results: This study revealed that the knowledge and practice of nurses is either high or very high and the
majority of them (73.657%) had a positive attitude towards emergency management of RTA patients. Being
trained before working in A&E units was associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of being at the
level of practice which is (1) very high (OR = 5.35, 95%, CI = 5.20–5.50), (2) high (OR = 1.60, 95%,
CI = 1.17–2.19) (3), moderate (OR = 5.35,95%, CI = 4.15–6.88) and (4) low (OR = 1.33,95%, CI = 1.33–133)
and it decreased more than 99.9% the likelihood of being at low level of practice in all levels.
Discussion: The study showed that training had a significant effect on practice and this is supported by previous
studies. Training interventions to improve the management of RTA patients by nurses working in A&E should be
regularly audited to ensure ongoing quality of care.
road traffic accidents (RTA), yet little is known about emergency nursing care within the Rwandan context. This
study aims to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of nurses of the emergency care of RTA
patients.
Method: We employed a cross sectional design to survey the full cohort of nurses working in Accident and
Emergency (A&E) units in three selected Rwandan hospitals (N = 51).
Results: This study revealed that the knowledge and practice of nurses is either high or very high and the
majority of them (73.657%) had a positive attitude towards emergency management of RTA patients. Being
trained before working in A&E units was associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of being at the
level of practice which is (1) very high (OR = 5.35, 95%, CI = 5.20–5.50), (2) high (OR = 1.60, 95%,
CI = 1.17–2.19) (3), moderate (OR = 5.35,95%, CI = 4.15–6.88) and (4) low (OR = 1.33,95%, CI = 1.33–133)
and it decreased more than 99.9% the likelihood of being at low level of practice in all levels.
Discussion: The study showed that training had a significant effect on practice and this is supported by previous
studies. Training interventions to improve the management of RTA patients by nurses working in A&E should be
regularly audited to ensure ongoing quality of care.
Creator
Claudine Nshutiyukuri, Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu, Darius Gishoma
Source
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2020.03.003
Date
31 March 2020
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Claudine Nshutiyukuri, Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu, Darius Gishoma, “Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1821.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1821.