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{"title":"Antithrombotic drugs and patients’ outcomes at Cairo University Hospitals: critical care nurses’ knowledge and practices","authors":"Sabah Abd Elkader, WardaY.M. Morsy, Youssria Seloma","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_33_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_33_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Antithrombotic agents are widely used for thrombotic disorder management among critically ill patients. Subcutaneous administration of heparin is a repeated clinical practice done by nurses, which may cause adverse outcomes. Aim To investigate critical care nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding subcutaneous antithrombotic drugs and associated patients’ outcomes at Cairo University Hospitals. Research questions What do critical care nurses know regarding subcutaneous antithrombotic administration? What are critical care nurses’ practices regarding subcutaneous antithrombotic administration? What are the outcomes associated with subcutaneous antithrombotic drug administration among critically ill patients? Research design A descriptive exploratory research design. Setting Selected ICU affiliated to Cairo University Hospitals. Sample A convenience sample of 30 nurses and purposive sample of 60 adult male and female critically ill patients. Tools of data collection Four tools were utilized. Tool 1: critically ill patients’ personal characteristics and medical data sheet, tool 2: nurses’ knowledge-assessment questionnaire regarding subcutaneous antithrombotic drugs, tool 3: nurses’ practice observational checklist regarding subcutaneous antithrombotic drug administration, and tool 4: subcutaneous antithrombotic drug administration observational sheet of critically ill patients’ outcomes. Results About 60% of the studied nurses were females, 53.3% of the sample’s age ranged from 20 to less than 30 years. As well, 51.7% of critically ill patients were females, 38.3% of the sample’s age ranged from 60 to less than 70 years. The studied nurses were having unsatisfactory general knowledge level about subcutaneous anticoagulants, subcutaneous anticoagulants’ adverse effects, and nurses’ responsibilities concerning subcutaneous anticoagulants in percentages of 96.7, 96.7, and 90%, respectively. Also, unsatisfactory practice level as regards preinjection, during, and postinjection of subcutaneous anticoagulants in percentage of 100%. The most frequent adverse outcomes were localized pain, bruising, itching, and hematoma in percentages of 93, 85, 70, and 58%, respectively, where less frequent adverse outcomes were systemic thrombocytopenia, hematuria, and epistaxis in percentages of 6, 4, and 3.3%, respectively. Conclusion All critical care nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge and practice regarding antithrombotic therapy, inspite of their vital role in assessment, drug administration, care of critically ill patients, and monitoring drug-adverse effects. Also, the most frequent adverse outcomes among critically ill patients were pain, bruising, itching, and hematoma. Recommendations Updating ICU nurses’ knowledge and practice about antithrombotic drugs and maintaining close observation and record for both local and general patient’s response to antithrombotics by staff nurses during and after drug administration are highly recommended to safeguar","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128729763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of nursing instructional guidelines on fatigue and pain associated with knee osteoarthritis","authors":"Z. El-Sayed, Safaa M. Hassanein","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_34_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_34_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most widespread type of arthritis and considered as the main health problem all over the world. It is a progressive degenerative joint disease that produces joint pain, declines the physical function, and leads to progression of disability. Therefore, nursing instructions are crucial to improve and enhance patient’s quality of life. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of nursing instructional guidelines on fatigue and pain associated with KOA at a university hospital. Hypotheses H1–patients with KOA who receive nursing instructional guidelines will have significantly lower mean scores of fatigue compared with those who receive routine hospital care. H2–patients with KOA who receive nursing instructional guidelines will have significantly lower mean scores of related pain compared with those who receive routine hospital care. Design Pretest/posttest nonequivalent control group design was utilized to achieve the aim of the current study. Tools (a) Demographic and medical data form related to age, sex, level of education, family history of OA, type of KOA, BMI, etc.; (b) numerical pain rating scale; and (c) (SF-36) multidimensional assessment of fatigue scale were used for assessment. Setting The study was conducted at the medical and orthopedic departments in addition to the outpatient clinic at a university hospital in Egypt. Sample A purposive sample of 60 adult male and female patients was recruited over six consecutive months, who are diagnosed as having mild (stage 2) or moderate (stage 3) KOA and divided randomly into study and control groups; 30 patients in each group were recruited in the current study. Results It was found that 30% of the patients had an age from 50 to less than 60 years, with mean±SD of 50.83±9.97 years. Females were 90% in the study group and 83.3% in the control group. Moreover, 80% of the study group compared with 70% of the control group had grade II OA, with χ2=3.21, P=0.91. There was no statistically significant difference regarding three pain readings in the study and control groups. However, there was marked difference in the mean±SD total related pain score between the study and control groups at the third pain reading (mean±SD=5.50±2.46 and 6.06±1.91, respectively). Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference over the three pain readings in the study group, as analysis of variance=32.56 and P=0.000, compared with an absence of a statistically significant difference over the three pain readings in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the third reading between study and control groups, as t test=3.9, as well as over the three fatigue readings in the study group, as analysis of variance=95.68 and P=0.000, compared with an absence of a statistically significant difference over the three fatigue readings in the control group. Conclusion Nursing instructional guidelines were effective in improving fatigue a","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130007419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Arterial Blood Gases Interpretation: critical care nurses’ knowledge and practices at a university hospital − Kafr-elsheikh Governorate","authors":"S. Ibrahem, W. Morsy, Reda Mohamed, Y. Seloma","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_31_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_31_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Understanding the arterial blood gases’ (ABG) analysis report, its interpretation, and applying this in practice represents an essential skill for critical care nurses. Aim To assess critical care nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding ABG interpretation at a university hospital, Kafr-Elsheikh Governorate. Research questions Q1: What is the level of critical care nurses’ knowledge regarding ABG’ interpretation at a university hospital, Kafr-Elsheikh Governorate? Q2: What is the level of critical care nurses’ practice regarding ABG interpretation at a university hospital, Kafr-Elsheikh Governorate? Design A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized. Sample A sample of convenience, including all male and female critical care nurses who are working in the selected settings and willing to participate in this study. Setting This study was conducted at different ICUs affiliated to a University Hospital − Kafr-Elsheikh Governorate. Tools Three tools were developed, tested for clarity, and feasibility: (a) nurse’s personal and background data sheet, (b) nurses’ knowledge-assessment questionnaire about ABG’ interpretation, and (c) critical care nurses’ practice regarding ABG interpretation observational checklist. Results The majority of the studied sample (94.6 and 100%) had unsatisfactory knowledge and practice level with a mean of 9.45±2.94 and 30.5+8.7, respectively. Moreover, 29.7% of the study participants had satisfactory practice level about double-check of ABG result and had unsatisfactory practice level about analysis of ABG parameters, recording ABG results, reporting ABG results, follow-up of medical care, and double-check of ABG with a percentage of 100, 100, 94.6, 83.8, and 70.3%, respectively. Finally, knowledge level was not found to differ significantly in relation to sex (t=1.142 at P≤0.261). However, sex did not play a role in relation to practice (t=0.528 at P≤0.601). Conclusion Critical care nurses (in the current study) had unsatisfactory knowledge and practice scores regarding ABG interpretation. Recommendations Updating knowledge and practice of ICU nurses through carrying out continuing educational programs about ABG interpretation, strict observation of nurses’ practice when caring for patients with acid and base imbalance and providing feedback to maintain practices, and replication of this study on larger-probability sample selected from different geographical areas.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132592545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between nurse manager’s behavior and staff nurses autonomy","authors":"Heba Ali, Magda Elmolla, Sahar Hassan Aly El Banan","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_29_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_29_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Nurse managers have a direct contact with staff nurses; therefore, they have the ability to influence nurses’ autonomy. Nurses’ practice needs autonomy to become powerful because it is noticed that nurses need to take more accurate and urgent decisions in their work. One of the major responsibilities of nurse managers is to support staff nurses to promote their autonomy by improving their skills, abilities, and practices that preserve their autonomy. Aim To examine the relationship between nurse manager behavior and staff nurses’ autonomy. Design A descriptive correlational design was utilized to collect data. Sample A convenient sample of staff nurses (211) working in the selected units during the time of data collection. Setting The study conducted at Cairo University Hospital and at New Kasr Einy Hospital. Tools Data were collected by using two tools. (a) The first tool was nurse manager’s behaviors in five dimensions. (b) The second tool was staff nurses’ autonomy tool in two dimensions. Results Research declared a statistically significant positive correlation between nurse managers’ behavior and staff nurses’ autonomy. Moreover, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between all dimensions of nurse manager’s behavior and staff nurses’ autonomy. Conclusion Supportive nurse manager’s behavior perception is an underlying factor of staff nurses’ autonomy. Recommendations Improving staff nurses’ autonomy should be emphasized through policy. Further researches are needed to examine the barriers that nurses face in relation to unit operational decisions. A training program should be provided for nurse managers about supportive behaviors.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"241 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133917981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response of nurses toward interim infection prevention and control recommendations for coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare settings at the early stage","authors":"Deldar Morad Abdulah, H. MohammedSadiq","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_21_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_21_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Healthcare workers are at high risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The nurses need to ensure the minimal risk of infection during treating and caregiving to patients with COVID-19 through using personal protective equipment. Aim This study aimed to explore the nurses’ response toward interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with suspected COVID-19. Participants and methods In this cross-sectional study, 232 nurses who dealt with suspected COVID-19 patients were invited from four public hospitals between 14 and 18 March 2020. Results Nurses adhered to minimizing close exposure to a suspected person by disinfecting contaminated areas. However, 36.2% did not limit the entry number to the rooms dedicated to patients infected with COVID-19. Moreover, 58.2% reported that triage stations outside the facility to screen patients have not been set up yet. The hospital’s administration limits the visit of patients’ facilities by 89.7% and using personal protective equipment (72.4–97.4%). About 31.9% of nurses did not launder clothes after they finished a day and entered a room with suspected patients. In addition, 49.1% of the nurses reported that dedicated rooms are in a single-person room with the door closed. Specimen collection was performed in a normal examination room with the closed door (63.4%). Also, 81.0% of the nurses reported that the clinical ward limits the transport and movement of nurses outside of the room. Conclusion This study showed that one-third of the nurses do not adhere to interim prevention and control recommendations for suspected COVID-19. Recommendation The study suggests that healthcare workers and their family members be monitored for the suspected symptoms of COVID-19 because they are at a high risk of exposure and may impose a high risk on their colleagues.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127783156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-concept among school-age children with nephrotic syndrome","authors":"S. Khalil, Azza A. Attia, Naglaa F. Mahmoud, H. Abdelaziz","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_3_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_3_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a major chronic renal problem among children. The psychological aspect is highly important because children with chronic diseases may have low self-concept and a distorted body image. Aim The aim was to assess self-concept among school-age children with NS. Participants and methods A descriptive exploratory research design was used. The study was conducted at the outpatient nephrology clinic and two Inpatient Medicine Units at Al-Mounira Pediatric, Cairo University Hospital. A purposive sample of 50 school-age children with NS (15 from inpatient and 35 from outpatient clinic) was recruited. A structured interview questionnaire and children’s self-concept scale were used. Results More than three-quarters of children aged 8 to less than 10 years had low self-concept. More than half of the children had learning difficulties and behavioral changes, whereas more than one-third had body changes and nearly half had problems with their parents. Regarding total self-concept, nearly three-quarters and more than half of the children had low self-concept regarding total school and family experiences, respectively, whereas less than three-quarters of the children had medium self-concept regarding total experiences with friends. Parenting problems, learning difficulties, and female sex were the major factors affecting children’s total self-concept. Conclusion Self-concept regarding total school and family experiences was negatively affected than total friends’ experiences among school-age children with NS. Recommendations Psychological interventions should be available for children with NS along different disease stages to enhance their self-concept. Replication on a larger sample and different settings to generalize the results is needed.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126666193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tube feeding-associated patients’ outcomes at Intensive Care Units, Cairo","authors":"W. Morsy, Y. Seloma, Ibrahim M. Mohammed","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_10_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_10_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Tube feeding in critically ill patients is often hampered gastrointestinal and metabolic outcomes/complications; it is significantly contributing to the morbidity and mortality rates. Aim of the study The aim of this study was to assess outcomes associated with tube feeding. Research questions Q1: What are the gastrointestinal complications associated with tube feeding among critically ill patients at intensive care units in Cairo, Egypt? Q2: What is the nutritional status of critically ill patients on tube feeding at intensive care units in Cairo, Egypt? Sample A purposive sample of 64 adult male and female patients who were admitted to intensive care units and using tube feeding. Tools of data collection Three tools were utilized: demographic and medical data tool, tube feeding outcomes tool, nutritional assessment tool. Results In about half of the study sample, age ranged between 51 and 70 years and 51.6% of them were males. Moreover, 78% of the studied sample developed gastrointestinal complications. Vomiting was occurred in (33%) diarrhea (34.4%) constipation in (47%) increased high gastric residual volumes in (18%) of the studied sample. Redness and ulceration of tube insertion site have been observed in 67% of the studied sample. Subjective global assessment score shows a significant statistical correlation between before and after tube feeding as P=0.006. Hyperglycemia was observed in 15.6% while hypoglycemia was observed in only 6.3%. Conclusion Tube feedings have a significant negative effect on nutritional and gastrointestinal outcomes. Recommendation Further studies have to be carried out in order to assess the relationship between implementation of tube feeding protocols and nutritional outcomes.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129896420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of risk factors for domestic accidents among rural children, Alqalioubiya Governorate, Egypt","authors":"Taysser Abdelsalam, Nagat Habib, M. Shenouda","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_15_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_15_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Domestic accidents among children are increasingly being seen as a community health problem; much of this increase is occurring in developing countries and could be prevented through increased awareness, safe practices, and improvements in the home environment. Preschool children are extremely vulnerable to domestic accidents. Domestic accidents remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Aim This study aimed to assess the risk factors for domestic accidents among rural children at Alqalioubiya Governorate, Egypt. Participants and methods A descriptive research design was utilized. Sample: a purposive sample of 225 homes having children younger than 5 years old was included in the study. Setting: the study was carried out in homes of Bakira Village. It is a rural area in the middle north of Alqalioubiya Governorate, with an estimated population of 6190 individuals. Tools: two tools were used. The first tool was a questionnaire on background characteristics; it included the following parts: part A − the demographic characteristics of parents and children and part B − domestic accidents involving children. The second tool was :home observation using a checklist of environmental risk factors. Results The current study reveals that the age of the mothers was mean±SD=31.95±6.4; 44.4% of the mothers had completed secondary education. Furthermore,42.2% of children were between 25 and 48 months of age. The occurrence of domestic accidents among children was 69.3%. There was a highly statistically significant difference between occurrences of domestic accidents among children, working status of mothers, children’s age in months, and the total mean score of home observation. Conclusion The study concluded that 54.2% of moderate-risk factors were present in general indoor areas, while 68.4% of high-risk factors were present in bathrooms. 69.3% of children were involved in domestic accidents and only 2.2% of the mothers called an ambulance when accidents occurred. Recommendation Educational programs about the risk factors of domestic accidents and to provide information for mothers about safety measures in the home may help reduce home accidents. Future research should be focused on assessment of the prevalence of domestic accidents among children in different areas, among different age groups and with larger samples.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129741304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of fear of COVID-19 pandemic on work satisfaction and turnover intentions of nurses","authors":"E. Elhanafy, Ghada Moh Samir El Hessewi","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_12_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_12_21","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Nurses are under such a tremendous amount of pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic that many have become concerned about their jobs and even intend to leave them. Aim The aim was to investigate the effect of fear of COVID-19 pandemic on work satisfaction and turnover intentions of nurses. Patients and methods A descriptive correlation research design was adopted. The study was conducted at all inpatient units (medical and surgical) and critical care units (N=15) of Damanhour National Medical Institute (nurses=210). Part I included questions related to demographic characteristics. Part II was the fear of COVID-1 9 Scale. Part III was the work satisfaction index (JSI). Part IV included two measures of turnover intention used to assess organizational and professional turnover intentions. Results The total score for the fear of COVID-19 scale was 19.01 (SD: 5.98), which was above the average. Fear of COVID-19 scale mean score was higher among nurses who had not attended COVID-19-related training than nurses who had attended the training (t=−2.349, P=0.020). Conclusion This study illuminates that the enhanced fear of COVID-19 pandemic among nurses increases their work dissatisfaction, in addition, to an increase in their organizational and professional turnover intentions. It is recommended to formulate COVID-19 training programs to enhance the capacity of nurses to effectively care for and manage coronavirus patients among healthcare organization.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128758325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-assessment of nursing informatics competencies and attitudes among baccalaureate-nursing students","authors":"L. Mohamed, Manal Abouzaied","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_40_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_40_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background The growing complexity of the healthcare field and nursing profession necessitates the nurses to incorporate evidence-based nursing informatics into everyday practices to manage acute and chronic illnesses. Aim This research aimed at self-assessing the nursing informatics competencies and attitudes among baccalaureate-nursing students. Participants and methods A descriptive, correlational design was used in this research, which was conducted in the Nursing Department of Applied Medical Sciences College, University of Hafr Al-Batin. The sampling consisted of 103 baccalaureate-nursing students. The data-collection tools included the adapted self-assessment nursing informatics competencies and attitudes toward using of nursing informatics in the healthcare system generally and the nursing profession specifically. Results This study illustrated that 70.5% of participants assessed themselves as competent, 21% of them were beginners, and only 8.5% of them were novices in the nursing informatics competencies, as well as the majority of them hold positive attitudes toward using of nursing informatics in the healthcare system and the nursing profession. Conclusion The study concluded that the baccalaureate-nursing students recognized the essentiality and magnitude of informatics in nursing education for providing safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. This research illuminated that the nursing students who hold a high level of informatics competencies had positive attitudes toward using of nursing informatics in the healthcare system and the nursing profession. Recommendations There is a need to integrate the nursing informatics subject into undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Moreover, there are continuing efforts from researchers in this area to address the challenges, barriers, and facilitators in nursing education and practice.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134446638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}