Effect of Eye Care Competence Inventory Guidelines on Nurses' Clinical Competence in Eye Care for Unconscious Patients

Abstract

Objective: Assessing nurses' clinical competency in providing eye care for patients with altered consciousness in intensive care units, and determining the relationship between nurses' sociodemographic traits and their clinical competency in providing eye care for unconscious patients.

Study Design: A pre-experimental (one group pre-test and post-test) study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the AL-Basrah teaching hospitals in the AL-Basrah governorate from 22nd February 2024 to 30th September 2024.

Methods: The present study included a non-probability purposive sample of forty nurses, both male and female, who cared for patients with altered levels of consciousness at Intensive Care Units.

Results: There were significant differences between the two-time levels of all components of competencies (knowledge, practice, and attitude) at P = 0.000 for all domains.

Conclusion: The low and moderate level mean at the pre-test to high level of knowledge mean at posttest time duration, shifting in the mean score to very high attitudes at the post-test time, significant shifting in the mean of 
score of practice from low level to high level which revealed improving in nurses’ practices about eye care.