Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Management of Burn Injury Patients at Selected Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract:-  Background: Burn injuries is the most common and alarming issues all over the world. Nurses plays a crucial role in health care setting and quality nursing care is essential for burn injury patient.  Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the level of nurses’ knowledge regarding management of burn injury patients at selected hospital in Dhaka.  Methods: A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 50 nurses those were selected by convenient sampling technique from Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka. The study was done between July 2023 to June 2024. A self -administered questionnaire was used for data collection which is consists of 25 items in 4 dimensions. Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics such as- mean, frequencies and percentage.  Results: The mean age of respondents was 28.16 with the range of 22-37 years. Most of the respondents (88%) were female and (12%) were male. The overall result of this study showed that only (4%) respondents had excellent knowledge, (18%) respondents had very good, (22%) respondents had good knowledge, (50%) respondents had average knowledge respectively and rest of (6%) had below average knowledge regarding management of burn injury patient. Among the respondents only (34%) got special training on management of burn injury patient.  Conclusion and Recommendation: On the basis of the findings, this study suggested that special training on burn injury and formal training on burn nursing including the opportunity of attending the workshop, seminar and awareness program.