A qualitative study exploring nurses' attitudes, confidence, and perceived barriers to implementing a traumatic brain injury nursing chart in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Africa, traumatic brain injuries frequently result from road traffic injuries and assaults. Despite limited resources and the high costs of life-saving neurosurgical interventions, secondary brain injury prevention has the potential for improving outcomes. However, nurses and other medical personnel infrequently monitor vital signs, blood sugar, and pulse oximetry and only sporadically re-assess neurological status.

Methods

In one-on-one, semi-structured interviews, 27 nurses from Mulago Hospital's emergency centre, a tertiary care trauma hospital in Kampala, Uganda, provided feedback regarding a traumatic brain injury-focused education session and use of a nursing chart for detecting secondary brain injury. The interviews explored the nurses' confidence and

SUBMITTER: Wynveen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6223585 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature