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 Volume 11, Issue 4 (April 2024), Pages: 1-8

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 Original Research Paper

An assessment of cardiac nurses' knowledge and practices regarding patient safety after cardiac catheterization

 Author(s): 

 Thuwaini Alshammari 1, *, Mohammad Alshammari 1, Najah Alshammari 2, Tahani Alshammari 3, Amjad Alshammari 4

 Affiliation(s):

 1Cardiac Nursing Administration, Cardiac Center at Hail (CCH), Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
 2Executive Administration of Nursing, Ha’il Health Cluster, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
 3Staff Nurse, Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
 4Staff Nurse, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9448-2318

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.04.001

 Abstract

Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure that helps doctors examine the heart and its blood vessels in detail. It involves inserting catheters (thin tubes) into a blood vessel in the arm or leg and guiding them to the heart with the help of X-ray images. This process allows for the collection of data on blood flow, pressure, and oxygen levels in the heart, as well as taking samples and imaging the heart's arteries and chambers. Ensuring patient safety, which means preventing harm during healthcare, is crucial, especially after this procedure. The team performing cardiac catheterization must prioritize safety and quality care to avoid complications. This study, the first of its kind in the Northern Region of Saudi Arabia, aims to evaluate the knowledge and practices of cardiac nurses regarding patient safety after cardiac catheterization. It employs a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design and analyzes data using frequency and percentages. Conducted from July to September 2023 at a Cardiac Center in Hail, Saudi Arabia, it involves nurses with varying levels of education and experience in cardiac care. The research tools include a questionnaire on potential complications post-catheterization and an observation tool for nursing care. The findings indicate that experience affects knowledge levels, with nurses having over five years of experience showing higher knowledge. The study also finds that most nurses have moderate to adequate knowledge about patient safety post-catheterization, but there's room for improvement. Compared to similar studies, this research underscores the importance of experienced nursing care in preventing complications. It suggests the need for enhanced training and education focusing on care after cardiac catheterization to improve patient outcomes.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Knowledge, Practices, Cardiac catheterization, Cardiac ward department, Coronary care unit

 Article history

 Received 23 October 2023, Received in revised form 15 February 2024, Accepted 14 March 2024

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical consideration

This study's ethical research considerations included the following: Approval of the IRB-affiliated ethics committee. The researcher explained the study's purpose and objectives to the sample of nurses who would participate in the study. Nurses were informed that they had the option to accept or decline participation and that they may withdraw at any moment. Confidentiality and anonymity were guaranteed. Prior to research participation, each nurse was required to provide written consent following a brief explanation of the study's goal and expected outcomes. The nurses who agree to participate in the study will be asked to complete an informed consent form. Furthermore, each nurse was aware of the significance of his or her collaboration.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alshammari T, Alshammari M, Alshammari N, Alshammari T, and Alshammari A (2024). An assessment of cardiac nurses' knowledge and practices regarding patient safety after cardiac catheterization. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(4): 1-8

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