Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge Concerning Management of Fractures in Orthopedic Wards

Abstract

The main purposes of fractures care are to support injured joints and prevent joint injury, correct and support weak or deformed extremities, prevent worsening of abnormal curves in the spine and support in a specific positions in healing. Objectives of the study to order to assess nurses’ knowledge concerning management of fractures and to Find out the relationship between nurses’ knowledge and their demographic characteristics of age, gender, level of education, type of ward, training session, duration of session and years of experience in orthopedic wards. Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design carried out in Al-Sadder Medical City and adopted in the current study to achieve the early stated objectives. The study started from October 1st, 2016 until April, 20th, 2017. A Non-Probability (Convenience Sample) of (40) nurses were including in the present study. Sample collect from orthopedic wards. Data collected through using of a well-designed questionnaire consist of two parts: part I consists of (7) items, which included age, gender, level of education, type of ward, training session, duration of session and years of experience in orthopedic wards, and part II consists of (36) items, which included questions about anatomy, definition, types, treatment and general information about the fractures.