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Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq

Rami Hassen Hussen Allawi, Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed.

Abstract
Objective: To assess of nurse’s knowledge toward diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among children Mosul hospitals.
Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted at emergency, intensive care and pediatric wards. Non-random purposive sampling method was used to select 30 nurses. We used Diabetic Ketoacidosis based DKA-Guideline. The data were collected by interview and SPSS 24 was used for the statistical analysis.
Results: Most nurses (56.7%) lacked adequate knowledge about DKA and most of them had poor knowledge about IV fluid for patient with DKA. Most of nurses’ knowledge about insulin management were acceptable (66.7%).
Conclusion: Nurses' knowledge regarding DKA was slightly more than half of the sample, and their knowledge was poor towards intravenous fluids and electrolytes balancing. The study recommends the need for an educational program regarding DKA and diabetic patients, especially for nurses working in emergency and intensive care units.

Key words: Knowledge, diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetes mellitus.


 
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Allawi RHH, Ahmed MM. Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(2): 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121


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Allawi RHH, Ahmed MM. Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=144489 [Access: December 05, 2023]. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121


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Allawi RHH, Ahmed MM. Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(2): 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



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Allawi RHH, Ahmed MM. Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. (2023), [cited December 05, 2023]; 48(2): 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



Harvard Style

Allawi, R. H. H. & Ahmed, . M. M. (2023) Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ, 48 (2), 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



Turabian Style

Allawi, Rami Hassen Hussen, and Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed. 2023. Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (2), 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



Chicago Style

Allawi, Rami Hassen Hussen, and Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed. "Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Allawi, Rami Hassen Hussen, and Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed. "Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48.2 (2023), 448-451. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Allawi, R. H. H. & Ahmed, . M. M. (2023) Assessment of nurse’s knowledge towards diabetic ketoacidosis in children in Mosul City, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (2), 448-451. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230224091121