Nurses' Performance Regarding Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encepalopathy

Document Type : Research articles

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1 Demonstrator Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

2 Professor Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt

3 Professor Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

4 Assistance Professor Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.

5 Lecturer Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: Therapeutic hypothermia is considered as the standard care for neonates with
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy that aims to decrease core body temperature that significantly
reduce the risk of brain injuries .So, providing high quality of nursing care is critical for improve
neonates' outcomes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Aim: The study aimed to assess nurses'
performance regarding therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic
Encephalopathy. Design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was
conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Alexandria University Children's Hospital at El-
Shatby. Subjects: A convenience sampling was used to all available neonatal nurses working in
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit who were responsible for providing therapeutic hypothermia for
neonates with HIE. Tool: One tool was used to collect necessary data as Nurses' Performance
Regarding Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic - Ischemic observational check
list. Results: The majority of nurses (98.3%) had satisfactory performance while 1.7% of them had
unsatisfactory performance regarding therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic
encephalopathy. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the majority of nurses had satisfactory
performance for neonates with HIE. Recommendations: Written guidelines about therapeutic
hypothermia for neonates with HIE should be provided in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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