KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INTERPRETATION AMONG NURSES AT NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE

Received 2023-07-10; Accepted 2023-09-18; Published 2023-09-18

Authors

  • Nor Atiqah Jamanhari HDU Department National Heart Institute , 145 Jalan Tun Razak, 54000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Sharifah Shafinaz Sh Abdullah Centre for Nursing Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Anita Hussain Pediatric Unit, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, KM6 Jalan Langgar, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
  • Facun Liang School of Nursing, Huzhou University, China.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.sp2023no2.50

Keywords:

knowledge, competency, electrocardiogram, nurses, ECG interpretation

Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the top killer globally, including in Malaysia. Patients with symptoms of chest pain
are recommended to get an electrocardiogram immediately, in less than 10 minutes, to detect necrosis of heart
tissue due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This cross-sectional study conducted among nurses at the National
Heart Institute (NHI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was aimed to identify the level of knowledge and practice of ECG
interpretation among nurses at NHI. This current study used convenient sampling and involved 255 participants.
Overall, 239 participants (93.7%) have good ECG interpretation knowledge and 88.2% (n = 225) have good practice
on ECG. There was an association between the level of knowledge and practice regarding ECG readings (p = 0.01).
In conclusion, the level of knowledge and practice among nurses in NIH was considered good.

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Published

2023-09-18

Issue

Special Issue 2 (2023): Postgraduate Research Colloquium

Section

Research article

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