Abstract
Background: There are many studies showing that some nurses have anxiety while providing care to tracheostomy patients, and this anxiety reduces the confidence and skills needed for providing the best care for tracheostomy patients.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to the 188-medical staff in a form of a questionnaire (survey) contains closed-ended questions using convenience sampling technique. It was delivered to the respiratory therapists and nurses to know what their confidence level in management of patients with tracheostomy.
Results: A total of 188 participants with 94 RTs and 94 nurses were included in the study. Majority (56.4%) had more than 5 years of work experience. A greater part (64%) of the participants were working in wards. Ninety five percent opined that they feel confident in managing the tracheostomy patients (RTs = 94.7%, nurses = 94.7% ). The confidence level of participants in managing tracheostomy patients with a ventilator was observed to be 78% (RTs = 96%, nurses = 60%, P value = 0.001). The median (IQR) knowledge score was higher in nurses 6 (2) as compared to RTs 5 (1.5) and was statistically insignificant with P value as 0.087.
Conclusions: The study concluded that the RTs were more confident in managing patients with both tracheostomy and ventilator than those with nurses.
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