Effect of nursing educational protocol on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice regarding Antibiotics Administration and Anaphylaxis Management | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 12, Issue 46 - Serial Number 1, September 2024, Page 255-262 PDF (812.99 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.304502.1857 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Anaam Mohamed Hassan1; Samia Khalaf Mohamed2; Salwa Abd Al Gaid Abd El-Rheman1; Marwa Ali Almasry Almasry  3
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| 1Fellow of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Fellow of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Assistant Professors of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Antibiotic administration can induce a life-threatening condition known as anaphylaxis, so correct administering antibiotics and efficient management of anaphylaxis from nurses is crucial for lifesaving all patients. Aim: Assess the effect of nursing educational protocol on the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management. Method: Aquasi-experimental research design (pre- and post-test). Setting: The study was conducted in the medical and pediatric departments at Assuit University Hospital. Subjects: 300 nurses employed in the medical and pediatric departments. Tools: (1)a structured questionnaire sheet to assess nurses` knowledge about antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management (2) Pre/ Post Nurses' practice intradermal (ID ) hypersensitivity skin test. Results: The mean age of the studied nurses was 36.1±7.0 years,82.0% of them were female , and highly statistically significant differences, indicating improvement was founded between nurses` knowledge and practice before and after implementing nursing educational protocol about antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management (P=0.001***). Conclusion: The application of nursing educational protocols was effective and successfully improved the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management. Recommendation: Establishing nursing educational protocols in hospitals will improve the nurses' knowledge and practice about how to manage anaphylaxis occurrences. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Antibiotic administration; Anaphylaxis management; Nurses' knowledge & Practice | ||||
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