Nurses' knowledge Regarding Noninvasive Positive Pressure in Acute Respiratory Failure

Abstract

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation is becoming more common in treating acute respiratory failure, it shortens hospital stays, time spent in the intensive care units, morbidity, and mortality. This study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge regarding non-invasive positive pressure in acute respiratory failure. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was applied at the emergency departments of Hail General Hospital and King Khaled Hospital in Saudi Arabia. A convenient sample consisted of all available nurses who agreed to participate in the study (males & females) were recruited (68 nurses). Nurses' knowledge was evaluated using a self-administered online questionnaire developed by the researchers. Results revealed that reveals that, the studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge scores as regards to definition, benefits, nursing roles, purposes, and side effects of non-invasive positive pressure (NIPV). However, they had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding indications and modes. The study results concluded that (69.1%) of the nurses had overall total satisfactory knowledge scores regarding NIPV. The development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols is recommended.