Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers
El Awady Bassam, S., Fahad Al Hosis, K., Mosbah Elsayed Mohamed, N., Abdelateef Abdelaziz ramadan, R., Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmegeed, F. (2022). Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers. EKB Journal Management System, 13(3), 1178-1189. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.258659
Samah El Awady Bassam; Khaled Fahad Al Hosis; Nesreen Mosbah Elsayed Mohamed; Rasha Abdelateef Abdelaziz ramadan; Fawzia Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmegeed. "Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 3, 2022, 1178-1189. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.258659
El Awady Bassam, S., Fahad Al Hosis, K., Mosbah Elsayed Mohamed, N., Abdelateef Abdelaziz ramadan, R., Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmegeed, F. (2022). 'Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers', EKB Journal Management System, 13(3), pp. 1178-1189. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.258659
El Awady Bassam, S., Fahad Al Hosis, K., Mosbah Elsayed Mohamed, N., Abdelateef Abdelaziz ramadan, R., Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmegeed, F. Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(3): 1178-1189. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.258659

Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Children with Accidental Poisoning in Zagazig Poison Control Centers

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 90, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 1178-1189    PDF (658.24 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.258659
Authors
Samah El Awady Bassam1, 2; Khaled Fahad Al Hosis3; Nesreen Mosbah Elsayed Mohamed2; Rasha Abdelateef Abdelaziz ramadan2; Fawzia Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmegeed2
1Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Qassim University, KSA,
2Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University
3Department of Nursing Administration, Collage of Nursing, Qassim University, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Accidental poisoning is a leading cause of unintentional injuries among children in
low-income and middle-income countries. Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses’ knowledge and
practice toward children with accidental poisoning in the Poison Control Centers. Research design:
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from 1 st of September 2022, to 30th of January
2022, at Zagazig Poison Control Centers (ZPCC) affiliated to Zagazig University Hospitals and
Zagazig General Hospital, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. A convenient sample of (n=95”) nurses
were enrolled in this study. Nurses' knowledge questionnaire and nurses' practice observational
checklists were used for data collection. Results: less than half (47.4%) of studied nurses had poor
knowledge about accidental poisoning, while 32.6% had average knowledge and 20% had good
knowledge. Moreover, 61% studied nurses had unsatisfactory practice about accidental poisoning,
while 39% had satisfactory practice. Conclusion: this study concluded that nurses had poor level
and average level of knowledge about accidental poisoning in addition to unsatisfactory levels of
practice. Overall, there was a high positive correlation between total knowledge and total practice.
Recommendation: There are obvious needs for conducted educational training programs for nurses
to improve their knowledge and practices regarding accidental poisoning in children. 
Keywords
Accidental Poisoning; Children; Poison Center; Nurses' knowledge; Nurses' Practices
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