Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Attitude of study respondent’s assessment at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Attitude related questionnaire items
Response
Strongly disagree N (%)
Disagree N (%)
Neutral N (%)
Agree
Strongly agree N (%)
Head-to-toe PE for critically ill patients is important
44 (14.7)
11 (3.7)
38 (12.7)
86 (28.8)
120 (40.1)
Critical ill patients on mechanical ventilation PE is a difficulty
45 (15.1)
58 (19.4)
53 (17.7)
100 (33.4)
43 (14.4)
Physical assessment always performed by a physician
88 (29.4)
90 (30.1)
32 (10.7)
39 (13.0)
50 (16.7)
Routine PE for critically ill patients is the responsibility of nurses
26 (8.7)
75 (25.1)
14 (4.7)
127 (42.5)
57 (19.1)
In ICU daily PE to result in new dx, this may change dx and treatments
36 (12.0)
44 (14.7)
37 (12.4)
90 (30.1)
92 (30.8)
Physical assessment is not nursing jobs
108 (36.1)
98 (32.8)
33 (11.0)
32 (10.7)
28 (9.4)
Critically ill patients have less outcome, then daily PE is unnecessary
138 (46.2)
44 (14.7)
35 (11.7)
60 (20.1)
22 (7.4)
Physical assessment for critically ill patients to take a long time
110 (36.8)
65 (21.7)
63 (21.1)
25 (8.4)
36 (12.0)
In ICU, there is work overload, then PE is not more necessary
67 (22.4)
135 (45.2)
29 (9.7)
47 (15.7)
21 (7.0)
Always PE for critically ill patients is not more important
95 (31.8)
96 (32.1)
43 (14.4)
33 (11.0)
32 (10.7)
PE = physical examination; Dx = diagnosis; and ICU = intensive care units.
