Knowledge of Nurses Regarding Cardiac Arrhythmias in Tertiary Care Hospital : Knowledge of Nurses Regarding Cardiac Arrhythmias

Malka Azam Khan; Aziz ur Rehman  Yousafzai; . Margret; . Huma; Afsha Bibi; Jehangir Khan

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v5i03.1324

Authors

Malka Azam Khan Horizon School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Aziz ur Rehman Yousafzai Horizon School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
. Margret Horizon School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
. Huma Qatar College of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Afsha Bibi Arham Institute of Medical Sciences and Nursing, Matta, Swat, Pakistan
Jehangir Khan Horizon School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i03.1324

Keywords:

Arrythmias, Cardiac Failure, Nurse Education, Coronary Disease

Abstract

An arrhythmia is a disorder in which the heart beats irregularly, too slow, or too fast, an arrhythmia can be harmless to life-threatening. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of nurses working in tertiary care hospital regarding cardiac arrhythmias of inpatients. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from a random sample of 132 staff nurses from various clinical areas of public and private hospitals through structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Results: The findings from this study show that the knowledge level of nurses regarding cardiac arrhythmias can be categorized into two groups: poor and good. From the total 132 nurses, 53 (40.2%) had poor and 79 (59.8%) had good level of knowledge regarding the information of the nurses on cardiac arrhythmias. Conclusions: Based on the findings, it is recommended that continuous education and training programs should be implemented to keep nurses updated with the latest evidence-based practices in the care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. This will ensure that they can provide safe and high-quality care to patients.

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Knowledge of Nurses Regarding Cardiac Arrhythmias in Tertiary Care Hospital