author(s)
Abdullah Mahmoud Mohamed, Zienab Hussein Ali and Badria Abd-El Shahed Ahmed

abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally, more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause, an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths: 85% are due to heart attack and stroke. Aim of this study was to Assess Nurses` Knowledge, Practice and Attitude Regarding Patients` Safety after Cardiac Catheterization. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Subjects: A purposive sample of all nurses (55) caring for patients after Cardiac Catheterization. was involved in this study. Setting: data were collected from the Intensive Care Units at the National Heart Institute. Tools: three tools were used for data collection (I) Nurses' self-administered questionnaire. (II) Nurses’ attitude likert scale and (III) Nurses’ practice observational checklist.