Approaches Used by Nurses in the Care of Patients with Nasogastric Intubation (NG Tubes) at the Laquintinie Hospital Douala Cameroon

Samuel Nambile Cumber; Ngo Minette Akama; Lydia A gbor-Mbeng Nkongho

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Approaches Used by Nurses in the Care of Patients with Nasogastric Intubation (NG Tubes) at the Laquintinie Hospital Douala Cameroon

Samuel Nambile Cumber, Ngo Minette Akama, Lydia A gbor-Mbeng Nkongho

Published in Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 23 September 2016 Accepted: 1 October 2016 Published: 2 November 2016

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Abstract

The general objective of this work was to assess approaches used by the nurses at the Laquintinie Hospital Douala in the care of patients with NG Tubes and so identify the challenges nurses faced when caring for patients with NG tubes. It was a descriptive cross sectional study design carried out from April to June, the sample technique and study population involved 20 nurses working at the medical, paediatric intensive care unit and the surgical unit, the data was collected using an observation and interview guide. The result collected shows that only (53%) of the nurse were able to manage patient effectively. From the findings of this work it is concluded that only few of the nurses could actually carry out care on patient with NG tubes effectively and all (75%) of the nurses who had carried out nasogastric intubation on patients had challenges like patient refusal to coorperate as they were educated on the importance of the procedure. Based on the findings the following recommendations were made like, the nurses at the L.H.D should attend seminars on the different strategies used in the care of patients with NG tubes. The nurses should also go in for more research on internet, textbooks and journals.

Published in	Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfmhc.20160204.12
Page(s)	30-35
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Nasogastric, Intubation, Patience, Cameroon

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Samuel Nambile Cumber, Ngo Minette Akama, Lydia A gbor-Mbeng Nkongho. Approaches Used by Nurses in the Care of Patients with Nasogastric Intubation (NG Tubes) at the Laquintinie Hospital Douala Cameroon. J Fam Med Health Care. 2016;2(4):30-35. doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20160204.12

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Samuel Nambile Cumber

Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Ngo Minette Akama

Under Privileged Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Branch Researcher, Buea, Cameroon
Lydia A gbor-Mbeng Nkongho

Under Privileged Children and Women Assistance (UPCAWA-SWEDEN), Branch Researcher, Buea, Cameroon

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