Descriptive Study Evaluating Nurses Knowledge and Practices Regarding Tracheostomy Care in ICU Patients.

Background: ICU patient tracheostomy care is a fundamental nursing procedure. The might result in difficulties and causes great deal of anxiety patients. A low level can have negative consequences such as longer hospital stays, slower recovery times, greater mortality rates. Aim: To evaluate nurses' knowledge practises Study Design: descriptive research study design was used. Methodology: 75 nurses who worked the three public hospitals Lahore—Mayo Hospital, Jinnah Shaikh Zayed Hospital—were included study's sample. Nurses' were assessed by direct observation using checklist, their self-structured questionnaire. analysis data done SPSS v 20.0. Results: All participants nurses. This makes clear that 0 - 49% knowledge, while 50 64% average >65% adequate knowledge. Conclusion: majority had sufficient understanding care. Additionally, it demonstrates out nurses, only 0–59% insufficient skill > 60% performance. Practical Implementation: assisted researchers examining risk variables related to Tracheostomy treatment patients because increasing number ICU. It concluded that, despite having information, performed poorly when providing Therefore, for safety patients, health facilities must provide organized clinical guidelines practices. Keywords: Assessment, Knowledge, Practice, Nursing Care Tracheostomy.