Introduction:

Intraparenchymal hemorrhage is among the strokes that represent a global health problem. The knowledge and skills of nursing staff in Secondary Health Care facilitate diagnosis, treatment and care to avoid complications.

Objective:

To evaluate the cognitive level of nursing staff about intraparenchymal hemorrhage, nursing diagnoses and care.

Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, contextualized in the Emergency Service of the Manuel Ascunce Domenech University Hospital in the province of Camagüey, from January 2019 to December 2022. Universe consisting of 49 nurses of all categories and work shifts. Qualitative and quantitative methods were combined, a knowledge questionnaire was applied as a research instrument in the form of test - re test, which was validated by nominal group. The information was processed in a statistical software, according to descriptive statistics, and frequencies.

Results:

In the qualitative evaluation of the knowledge questionnaire applied in the diagnosis, it turned out that 87% of the students were evaluated between fair and bad. In the final qualitative evaluation, 89% were evaluated between excellent and good, with a negative impact on the non-application of nursing diagnoses and care according to the level of consciousness.

Conclusions:

The initial diagnosis showed that there are deficiencies in the cognitive level of the nurses regarding intraparenchymal hemorrhage, nursing diagnosis and care, a training program was applied that significantly improved the level of knowledge of the personnel who participated in the study.

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