TY - JOUR AU - Algamdi, Maaidah AU - Alghamdi, Ali AU - Dauod, Khawla AU - Alatawi, Khaleda AU - Alrawaili, Manar AU - Alhwiti, Mawaddah AU - Albalawi, Ablah PY - 2022/04/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nurses’ knowledge and practice toward computed tomography safety protocols JF - Rev Rene JA - Rev Rene VL - 23 IS - 0 SE - Research Article DO - 10.15253/2175-6783.20222377891 UR - http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/77891 SP - e77891 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> to assess nurses’ knowledge and practice toward computed tomography scan safety guidelines. <strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 131 nurses from two government hospitals. Self-designed questionnaire was used to assess nurses’ sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, and practice. Descriptive analysis was performed to evaluate characteristics, correlations were evaluated using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and the Mann-Whitney U and the Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used to compare the mean ranks of knowledge and practice scores. <strong>Results:</strong> most respondents were female (91.6%), were aged 20–29 years (57.3%), and had bachelor’s degrees (74%). Knowledge and practice levels were 58% and 78.9% respectively. A positive correlation between knowledge and practice was observed among nurses (r=0.684, p&lt;0.001). No statistically significant differences were observed between sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge and practice scores. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> nurses showed adequate level of practice toward computed tomography scan safety preparations while their knowledge level was deficient. <strong>Contributions to practice</strong>: this study informs the importance of knowledge in guiding nursing practice toward appropriate computed tomography scan safety measures.</p> ER -