Knowledge regarding Oxygen-Therapy among Nurses and Technicians in Emergency and Intensive Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospitals, Karachi

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To determine knowledge regarding Oxygen Therapy (OT) among nurses and technicians working in ICUs & Emergency units in two tertiary care hospital, Karachi Pakistan. METHODOLOGY Cross sectional analytical study was conducted during September 2019 to February 2020.  Questionnaire was used to assess knowledge regarding oxygen therapy which comprised of five sections. 96 participants (79 nurses and 17 technicians) working in emergency department and intensive care units of tertiary care hospitals, Karachi were included through universal sampling technique. The data was analyzed through SPSS 21.0 RESULTS Knowledge of oxygen therapy was assessed on each part of the knowledge tool. The results of study showed that overall knowledge of oxygen therapy were; 11.5% of respondents had good knowledge, 61.4% moderate knowledge and 27.1% participants had poor knowledge of oxygen therapy. CONCLUSION The study concluded that the knowledge of nurses and technicians regarding use of oxygen therapy was not up to the standards.