Evaluation of Nurse Midwives Practice Regarding Nursing Care for Woman Receiving Oxytocin Drug During Labor At Maternity Teaching Hospitals

Abstract

Objective of Study: Evaluation of nurse midwives practice regarding nursing care to a woman receiving
oxytocin
Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive analysis of (50) nurse midwives of this category of maternity
nurse midwives was conducted work in the labor room of the Bint Al-Huda teaching hospital between 5
July 2020 and 31 August 2020. The questionnaire’s validity and reliability was calculated through a pilot
test. Due to the condition in the nation and the governorate, the emergence of the Corona epidemic and the
implementation of curfews, the questionnaire was submitted electronically and the nurses and midwives
completed the questionnaire, The data collection tool is well Structured interview questionnaire Ethical
consideration permission was taken from the hospital administrator and consent from each nurse midwives.
Data was processed using the SPSS edition (19).
Results: The study results showed that within the age group, the largest percentage of the study sample was
76% of the research sample graduated from high school, 32% of nurses had 21-25 years of experience, 96%
had no training course in oxytocin administration, 90 percent do not describe oxytocin as a hormone, 100
percent of nurses have only one response about oxytocin uses, although at least 3 answers must be right, 54
percent of nurses have only one answer about oxytocin drug complications during delivery, 32 percent of
nurses have only one answer about oxytocin pre-administration evaluation is 7 points, 50% of nurses have
time-consuming practices to increase the dosage of oxytocin infusion during labor after 30 minutes after
the initial dose, after 30 minutes and early signs of fetal distress and uterine contractions Greater than 5
contractions per 10 mint.