Knowledge of intensive care unit nurses about the procedure of endotracheal suctioning/Conhecimento do enfermeiro de unidade de terapia intensiva sobre o procedimento de aspiração endotraqueal/Conocimiento del enfermero de unidad de cuidados intensivos so
Abstract:Objective: to evaluate nurses' knowledge about the procedure of endotracheal suctioning performed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, carried out in the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital in Fortaleza-CE, with 39 nurses. Data collected from April to May 2012, from a questionnaire and organized into an Excel and subjected to statistical analysis. Study approved by the Ethics Committee of Hospital with number 090207/11. Results: regarding th… Show more
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