Assessment of Personnel Fitness of the Intensive Care Unitsí Teams - Gaza Governorates
Date
2011-07-15
Authors
Mymona Sobhi. Esleem
ميمونة صبحي اسليم
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Al-Quds University
Abstract
care unit (ICU) is different from other units. Its team works
under stressful situations within a complex environment, and each
member should have special criteria. This study is aimed to assess to
what extent the Palestinian staff match with international criteria for ICU
through four dimensions, physical fitness, competency, professional
requirement and structure of ICU.
The design of the study is a descriptive cross sectional one. Data were
collected through a self-administered questionnaire for (172) full time
doctors and nurses who work regularly in ICU in the hospitals in Gaza
strip and an observation checklist for 9 health care units. The reliability
of the instrument was assured; data were analyzed using SPSS (version
18).
The response rate was 77.9%. About 70.9% of the participants were
married and 79% have bachelor degree. The main physical fitness was
85.5%, the main competency 55.6%. There was significant relationship
between competency and each of physical fitness and work place (sig.
0.0).
The check list which assessed the structure of ICU revealed that all units
are nearly standardized except in some areas like the space between
patient beds (2.5 - 3) meters, there is no fire safety measures, and lack of
some equipment like double vacuum out lit.
This study recommended that a special committee should be formed from
the MOH to build " national ICU standards" based on international
standards. Intensive in-service education for ICU staff should be
considered.