Nurses’ practices toward prevention of pulmonary embolism among patients with corona virus disease
Keywords:
Pulmonary Embolism, coronavirus disease, practice, Nurses, PreventionAbstract
The study aimed to evaluate Nursing Staff Practices to-ward the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients with Corona-Virus Disease. Methods: A descriptive study is conducted for October 17, 2021, to 2ed April 2022. The study is carried out at AL-Diwaiyah Teaching Hospital, Afak General Hospital, Shamiya General Hospital, and Hamza General Hospital in AL Diwaiyah City. A purposive sample (non-probability) consisting of (93) nurses were selected from nurses who work in the Coronavirus isolation center. Results: Findings indicate that nurses aged at Frequency 32 (54.8%), females (35.5%), and secondary nursing school graduates (54.8%) have 1-5 years of experience and have not participated in training sessions. Findings demonstrated that the nurses were poorly practicing related pulmonary embolism and preventive measures of pulmonary embolism. Overall Mean 1.64 respectively. There was a significant relationship between nurses’ practices and their demographic data at a p-value <0.05.
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