Thromboprophylaxis Knowledge and Practices of Intensive Care Nurses: Practice and Experiences After Covid 19

Authors : Nilgün ERDOĞAN, Hümeyra YÜKSEL, Dilek TALHAOĞLU, Özlem CEYHAN

Pages : 370-375

Doi:10.19127/bshealthscience.1262487

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Publication Date : 2023-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine the knowledge and practices of nurses working in the intensive care unit regarding thromboprophylaxis practices during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research was conducted with 117 nurse intensive care nurses who agreed to participate in the research. In the study, data were collected by using the \`Nurse Information Form\` and “Evaluation Form of Knowledge and Practice Experiences on Venous Thromboembolism\` via Google questionnaire. Ethics committee approval and approval were obtained from the participants before the study. As a result of the study, it was determined that the majority of the nurses insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(62.4%); did not receive in-service training on thromboprophylaxis, but 70.1% stated that their knowledge about venous thromboembolism insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VTE); risk assessment was good. Moreover, it was determined that 61.5% of the nurses experienced VTE in patients with a diagnosis of Covid-19 in their clinics, 30.6% of them had DVT, 68.1% had a pulmonary embolism, 62.52% had a cardiac embolism and 31.9% had neurological events. As a result of this study, it can be suggested that intensive care nurses should improve their knowledge level with in-service training on VTE, and that patient care should be handled more carefully in terms of VTE in pandemics with physiological effects like Covid-19.
Keywords : Intensive care unit, Thrombophylaxis, Covid 19, Nurse