Open AccessNurses' knowledge of care of chest drain: A survey in a Nigerian semiurban university hospital
Author(s) -
Emeka B. Kesieme,
Ifeanyichukwu Stanley Essu,
Bruno Jeneru Arekhandia,
K Welcker,
G Prisadov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/1596-3519.172556
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine
Inefficient nursing care of chest drains may associated with unacceptable and sometimes life-threatening complications. This report aims to ascertain the level of knowledge of care of chest drains among nurses working in wards in a teaching hospital in Nigeria.