Assessing the effect of awareness of international oxygen therapy guidelines on oxygen administration practices among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of nurses working in the pediatric and medical departments of a National Teaching and Referral Hospital in low-resource settings

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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100835

Joseph Odhiambo , Lucy W Kivuti-Bitok , Solomon Omare , Irene Ngune

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Abstract

Awareness of International Oxygen Therapy Guidelines (IOTG) may have impacted oxygen therapy experience during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study explored if nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) were aware of IOTG and if this awareness influenced their practice of oxygen administration during Covid-19 era. A survey of 80 nurses, from both pediatric and medical departments was carried out. Data collection was done through a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the association between variables with Chi-square and t-test at p < 0.05.

The mean age of the respondents was 39.82 ± 9.32, and 66.3 % were females. Respondents had an average of 2.47 years (±2.35) since the last oxygen therapy refresher training. Over 60 % of participants had been administered oxygen less than a month preceding the survey. Lack of awareness of IOTG (X² = 7.113 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.008) and experience administering oxygen to a covid-19 patient (X² = 6.851 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.018), were associated with low awareness of Covid-19 ventilation and oxygenation guidelines.

Experience of having administered Oxygen to a Covid-19 patient (X² = 6.851 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.018) and having reviewed or used any guidelines on oxygen therapy (X² = 7.113 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.008) were significantly associated with awareness of covid 19 ventilation and oxygenation guidelines.

Further regular training in oxygen therapy is needed to ensure good clinical practice.

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评估COVID-19大流行期间护士对国际氧疗指南的认识对氧给药实践的影响：对资源匮乏地区一家国家教学转诊医院儿科和内科护士的调查

对国际氧疗指南（IOTG）的认识可能影响了冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行期间的氧疗体验。本研究探讨了肯雅塔国家医院（KNH）的护士是否意识到IOTG，以及这种意识是否影响了他们在Covid-19时代的供氧实践。对来自儿科和内科的80名护士进行了调查。数据收集是通过一份自我管理的问卷来完成的。数据分析采用描述性统计，变量间关联采用χ 2检验和p <检验；0.05.受访者平均年龄为39.82±9.32岁，女性占66.3%。受访者距上一次氧疗进修平均时间为2.47年（±2.35年）。超过60%的参与者在调查前不到一个月就接受了氧气治疗。缺乏对IOTG的认识（X2 = 7.113 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.008）和对covid-19患者给予氧气的经验（X2 = 6.851 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.018）与对covid-19通气和氧合指南的认识较低相关。对covid -19患者进行吸氧治疗的经验（X2 = 6.851 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.018）和审查或使用过任何氧气治疗指南（X2 = 7.113 (df = 1, n = 80), p = 0.008）与covid -19通气和氧合指南的认知显著相关。需要对氧疗进行进一步的定期培训，以确保良好的临床实践。

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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

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2.40

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114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.