Assessment Of Knowledge And Practice Of Nurses On Initial Management Of Acute Poisoning At Adult Emergency Department Of Two Public Hospitals In Hawassa Town Hawassa Southern Ethiopia

Background: Poisoning is a major health problem worldwide, and it causes significantrnmorbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 350,000 people died worldwide from unintentionalrnpoisoning. As acute poisoning is common reason for visits to emergency departments and forrnhospitalization worldwide, it is essential that all ED nurses should be familiar with the clinical prioritiesrnin life-threatening situations in order to ensure that problems are identified and treated accordingly.rnObjective: To determine the nurses’ knowledge and practice on the initial management of acuternpoisoning among adult casualties seen at emergency department of Adare District Hospital(ADH)&rnHawassa University Referral Hospital(HURH),Hawassa.rnMethodology: Institution based cross sectional descriptive study that employs both qualitative andrnquantitative methods of data collection was employed on all nurses working at emergencyrndepartment of Adare District Hospital & Hawassa University Referral Hospital.rnResult: There were 67 nurses working at ED of both hospitals from which 63(94%) participatedrnin the study. All ED nurses that participated in this study had unsatisfactory knowledge

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