Nurses knowladge levels about the care of the patients with chest tube

This study was conducted as a descriptive study in order to determine the nurses' knowledge about the care of patients with chest tubes. The power of the study was calculated as 100% with 152 nurses and 5 % error level, taking into account the knowledge level of the nurses. The research data were collected by face to face interview method using a questionnaire consisting of two sections titled "Introductory Characteristics of Nurses" and "Knowledge of Nurses on Patient Care with Chest Tube" (ANNEX-1) and a total of 64 questions. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, median, number, percentage, etc.) were calculated in the evaluation of the data and were performed using the IBM SPSS v22 program. For quantitative variables; Kolmogrov Smirnov test, Box-line graphs, t-test, Mann Whitney U test, one way analysis of variance, Tukey test, Kruskal Wallis test, Dun-Bonferroni test were used. Significance level was accepted as p <0.05. Nurses, on average over 100 points; It was 45.34 points for the questions about the insertion and follow-up of the chest tube, 48.16 points for the questions about complications, 59.14 points for the questions about nursing care, and 51.69 the sum of all questions. According to the answers of the nurses, there was a lack of information about the patient's mobilization, dressing of the incision site, keeping the patient mobile, clamping the tube and complications that might develop in the patient. A standardized procedure for the care of patients with chest tubes is recommended in order to provide more holistic nursing care to the patient for the identified deficiencies.