an Educational Program About Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (Ghada)

Temporal Trend Analysis of Nurse's Knowledge and Practice Before and After Implementing an Educational Program Regarding Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Early detection of intra-abdominal hypertension is essential to the prevention of abdominal compartment syndrome and requires close surveillance of intra-abdominal hypertension in patients at increased risk. intra-abdominal hypertension measurements are often taken by the bedside nurse, and in some cases, initiation of serial intra-abdominal hypertension monitoring is prompted by critical care nurses.

Measurement of intra-abdominal pressure is simple, inexpensive, safe and accurate method in determining the presence of intra-abdominal hypertension. This measurement can guide patient management. Monitoring intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal per-fusion pressure. for signs of abdominal compartment syndrome has become an inexpensive and useful diagnostics tool for identifying complications. An integrated approach to screening and monitoring for intra-abdominal hypertension may improve patient outcomes and decrease hospital costs. Due to the high incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, it is essential for critical care nurses to regularly monitor intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal per-fusion pressure. Critical care nurses have the ability to identify intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, implement and evaluate management interventions. Nursing practice should be centered on evidence based practice guidelines . Nurses should provide a standard of care in managing patients who are at risk of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome from pre hospital, emergency, operating room and intensive care areas

the nurses will measure intraabdominal pressure at each shift during the day by using transducer technique

the nurses will receive the intervention ( the transducer method) to measure intraabdominal pressure intraabdominal hypertension and how to measure intraabdominal pressure in the third section

pretest and post questionaire will be used to evaluate the improvement in nurses knowledge and practice about abdominal compartment syndrome

measure inta-abdominal pressure correctly and continuously monitor signs of increased intrabdominal pressure

Inclusion Criteria: all nurses that have more than one years experience in the trauma ,general and gastrointestinal ICU Exclusion Criteria: nurses less than one year experience

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