KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF NURSES ABOUT NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN DUHOK GOVERNORATE:  CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

WADYAN JUNDI  MIRZA; AKREM MOHAMMAD  ATRUSHI

doi:10.26682/sjuod.2019.22.2.25

WADYAN JUNDI MIRZA Dept.of pediatricNursing, College of Nursing, University of Duhok, KurdistanRegion-Iraq
AKREM MOHAMMAD ATRUSHI Dept.of Pediatric,College of Nursing, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26682/sjuod.2019.22.2.25

Keywords: KEY WORDS: Knowledge, Attitude, Nurses, Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia Abbreviations: TSB: Total serum bilirubin G6PD: Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hrs: Hours BIND: Bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background and objectives: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is the most common medical condition in the neonates. About 60% of term and 80% of preterm infants develop jaundice during 1st week of life. The objectives of the study were to assess knowledge and attitude of nurses toward hyperbilirubinemia , and to find out whether there were any relationships between nurses knowledge and attitude with socio-demographic data.

Subjects and methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study was done all nurses (n=166) working in the neonatal intensive care units and different departments in governmental hospitals in Duhok governorate has been recruited to the study during the period started from 1^st May to 1^stAugust 2019.

Results: The study revealed that the majority of nurses had fair knowledge about concepts, definition of phototherapy 98 (59%), causes 78 (47%), Intervention of bilirubin level and steps of management 125 (75.3%), side effects 106 (63.9). While 98.8% of nurses had good knowledge regarding clinical manifestations 164 (98.8%), Investigations 137 (82.5%), complications 78 (47.0%) and Nursing care 159 (95.8%). It also found that there was a significant relationship between demographic data and nurses’ knowledge. Moreover, 145 (87.3%) of nurses held neutral attitude toward neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Finally, the study found a significant relationship between attitude and demographic factors.

Conclusions: The study concludes that nurses working in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric wards had fair knowledge regarding concepts, causes, steps of management, side effects of phototherapy and good knowledge regarding clinical manifestations, investigations, complications and nursing care. Furthermore, nurses held neutral attitude towards neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

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