ASSESSMENT OF NURSES KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING CARE OF ASTHMATIC CHILD IN ELMAK NIMER HOSPITAL

This study is a descriptive, analytic, based, cross-sectional study, it was conducted to assess the nurses knowledge and practice regarding care of asthmatic child in Elmek Nemir Hospital as were included 60 nurses. A pre-tested and pre-coded questionnaire consisting of 11 questions, it involved 60 nurses, their experience in paediatric unit between 1 year to more than 7years; their qualification was varies. The study was show that most of the nurses (51.3%) not know the definition of asthma and more than halve (55%) of nurses have knowledge about giving oxygen during asthma attack and (61.6%) of nurses knows the nutritional care of asthmatic patient; regarding performance of nursing skills of asthma most of nurses (63%) of nurses not know to perform spirometry procedure, instead of (78%) of nurses know how to give oxygen to asthmatic patient, the study recommend that administrator should develop Continues education activities for nurses should to increase knowledge and practice of the nurses to be skilful; establish of educational poster in nurses office consist most important interventional activities for asthmatic patient.