Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

GCS was a neurological assessment tool utilised to evaluate the degree of consciousness in individuals suffering from brain injury. The study aims to assess knowledge and practice assessment of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Besi...

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Main Author: Anuar, Siti Zulaikha Khairul
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/61456/
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description GCS was a neurological assessment tool utilised to evaluate the degree of consciousness in individuals suffering from brain injury. The study aims to assess knowledge and practice assessment of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Besides that, this study also investigates the association between knowledge and selected sociodemographic factors (level of education and years of working experience) of GCS among critical care nurses at HUSM. A cross-sectional study design was used in this research. The data was collected using a hard copy questionnaire distributed to the respondents. Data was collected using a self- administered questionnaire. Data collected were statistically analysed using the SPSS software version 27. The study used descriptive statistics and Pearson Chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that 70 (51.1%) of participants have a good level of knowledge GCS and only 33 (24.1%) of participants have a good level of practice assessment GCS. There was no association between sociodemographic factors [level of education (p = 0.221) and years of experience (p = 0.634)] and the level of knowledge GCS. Lastly, there was no association between sociodemographic factors [level of education (p = 0.534) and years of experience (p = 0.942)] and the level of practice assessment GCS. In conclusion, the level of knowledge and practice of GCS among critical care nurses must be enhanced and improved and it should be a more structured and detailed approach to teaching the skill that should go along with demonstrations.
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spelling usm-614562025-02-23T03:55:09Z http://eprints.usm.my/61456/ Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Anuar, Siti Zulaikha Khairul R Medicine (General) RT Nursing GCS was a neurological assessment tool utilised to evaluate the degree of consciousness in individuals suffering from brain injury. The study aims to assess knowledge and practice assessment of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Besides that, this study also investigates the association between knowledge and selected sociodemographic factors (level of education and years of working experience) of GCS among critical care nurses at HUSM. A cross-sectional study design was used in this research. The data was collected using a hard copy questionnaire distributed to the respondents. Data was collected using a self- administered questionnaire. Data collected were statistically analysed using the SPSS software version 27. The study used descriptive statistics and Pearson Chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that 70 (51.1%) of participants have a good level of knowledge GCS and only 33 (24.1%) of participants have a good level of practice assessment GCS. There was no association between sociodemographic factors [level of education (p = 0.221) and years of experience (p = 0.634)] and the level of knowledge GCS. Lastly, there was no association between sociodemographic factors [level of education (p = 0.534) and years of experience (p = 0.942)] and the level of practice assessment GCS. In conclusion, the level of knowledge and practice of GCS among critical care nurses must be enhanced and improved and it should be a more structured and detailed approach to teaching the skill that should go along with demonstrations. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61456/1/FINAL%20DISSERTATION%20SITI%20ZULAIKHA%20152979%20-%20e.pdf Anuar, Siti Zulaikha Khairul (2024) Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
Anuar, Siti Zulaikha Khairul
Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short Knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_sort knowledge and practice of neurological assessment using glasgow coma scale among critical care nurses at hospital universiti sains malaysia
topic R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
url http://eprints.usm.my/61456/
http://eprints.usm.my/61456/1/FINAL%20DISSERTATION%20SITI%20ZULAIKHA%20152979%20-%20e.pdf