title: Intensive Care Nurses' Views and Practices for Eye Care: An International Comparison.
abstract: Eye care is an important area of critical care. However, lack of eye care studies is a common issue across the globe. The aim of this study is to determine the views and practices of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses on eye care in Turkey and Palestine. This descriptive study was conducted using a self-administrated questionnaire. The data were collected from 111 nurses in nine kinds of ICUs in two education hospital. Normal saline (75.9%) was the most commonly reported solution for eye hygiene among the Palestinian nurses, and gauze soaked in normal saline or sterile water (64.3%) were the most frequently used supplies by the Turkish nurses. Although both Palestinian and Turkish ICU nurses took some precautions to prevent eye complications in critical patients, there were some gaps and insufficiencies in the eye care of ICU patients. There is a need for continuing training in this area.
authors.affiliation: 1 İzmir University of Economics, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elem Kocaçal
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: 2 Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: İsmet
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Eşer
authors.affiliation: 3 Arab American University Jenin, Palestine.
authors.forename: Imad Hussein Deeb
authors.initials: IHD
authors.lastname: Fashafsheh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey
keywords: critical care; eye care; intensive care patient; nursing care; survey