Nurses' Performance in Operating Life-saving Medical Devices at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Background: The life-saving medical devices can be define as are machines, apparatuses ortechnologist which used to ensure the optimal level of physiological functions. In case that theorgan or organs failed to function well. Aim: The study aimed to assess nurses' performance inoperating life-saving medical devices at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Research Question:What is the level of nurses' performance in operating life-saving medical devices at PediatricIntensive Care Unit? Operational Definition: Life-saving devices in this study refer tomechanical ventilator, cardiac monitor, and infusion and syringe pumps. Settings: The studywas conducted at the Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) of Alexandria UniversityChildren’s Hospital (AUCH) at Elshatby and Alanfoshy Children's Hospital (ACH) at Bahari.Subjects: 50 nurses worked on the life-saving medical devices in the previously mentionedsettings were included. Tools: One tool named ''Assessment of Nurses’ Performance inOperating Life-saving Medical Devices'' used to collect the necessary data in this study. Itincluded two parts. Part One: The Characteristics of Nurses. Part Two: Nurses’ Performancein Operating Life-saving Medical Devices Observational Checklist. Results: nursesperformance regarding the operating studied four lifesaving medical devices was satisfactorylevel in 60 % studied nurses, as regarding interoperating maintenance nurses performancewas unsatisfactory level (98%) for the same medical devices in pediatric intensive care unitConclusion: It was concluded that nurses’ performance was satisfactory in operating thestudied four lifesaving medical devices at in pediatric intensive care unit. Recommendation Itwas recommended that nurses should receive a continuous training programs concerninginteroperating maintenance of lifesaving medical devices.