Levels of Knowledge in Nursing Students on Hemodynamic Monitoring – A Cross-Sectional Study

1 Josip Brezić*

1 Biljana Kurtović

1,2Adriano Friganović

1 University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

* Undergraduate nursing student at University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

2 Department of Anesthesiology and intensive Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Article received: 30.03.2021.

Article accepted: 26.05.2021.

Author for correspondence:

Adriano Friganović

department of Anesthesiology and intensive Medicine, University Hospital centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, Zagreb, croatia

University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, croatia e-mail: adriano@hdmsarist.hr

https://doi.org/10.24141/2/5/1/3

keywords: hemodynamic monitoring, level of knowledge, nursing, students

Abstract

Introduction. Hemodynamic monitoring is of great importance because it covers all vital organic sys- tems and their functioning, and any error in the in- terpretation of the monitored parameters can lead to a drastic deterioration of the patient’s condition and cause death.

Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the lev- els of knowledge about hemodynamic monitoring of full-time and part-time students of the first, second, and third year of the undergraduate study of nursing at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb.

Methods. A cross sectional study was conducted. The survey subjects were students at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb (n=280) in the period between december 2020 and february 2021. for the purposes of the study, the authors created a questionnaire that students filled in using an online platform, and the results of the questionnaire were anonymous.

results. The research found that most students have an adequate level of knowledge in the field of hemodynamic monitoring. by determining differenc- es in knowledge of part-time and full-time nursing students, it was observed that students with work experience showed statistically significantly better results (p<0.05).

Conclusion. The conducted study showed an ad- equate level of knowledge of nursing studies, since a high number of students, outside of their faculty

obligations, have not been in contact with hemody- namic monitoring. The specificity and complexity of work in the intensive care unit comes from a particu- larly vulnerable population of patients who require maximum care, which is why nurses need continuous education, skill improvement, and training regarding new monitoring methods.