Effect of Educational Guidelines Implementation on Nurses' Performance Regarding Thrombolytic Therapy Management among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 718-732 PDF (480.72 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.390886 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Elhaga Ibrahim Eldesouky Mohamed1; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed2; Asmaa Anise Hassan Abdelaal3; Amany Sayed Eweas Mohamed4; Aziza Mohamed Kamel5 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University | ||
| 4Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, Egypt. | ||
| 5Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A well-established treatment for acute myocardial infarction, thrombolytic therapy has time-dependent advantages. When patients are admitted to the hospital with a suspected myocardial infarction, nurses are frequently the first medical personnel to evaluate them. There are various procedures for prompt evaluation and treatment. Aim: to determine the effect of educational guidelines implementation on nurses' performance regarding thrombolytic therapy management among patients with acute myocardial infarction. Subject and Methods: Quasi-Experimental research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. A sample of convenience of 50 nurses working in the coronary care unit. Data was collected at a coronary care unit affiliated with Sohag University Hospital. Three tools were utilized; included: (I) Personal data, (II) a Thrombolytic knowledge questionnaire, and (III) a Thrombolytic management observational checklist. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in the nurses' knowledge and practice mean scores regarding thrombolytic therapy management post-educational guidelines implementation compared to pre-educational guidelines implementation. A highly statistically significant correlation was found between the overall performance before and after a month of implementing educational guidelines. Conclusion: Educational guidelines implementation has a positive effect on improving nurses' performance regarding thrombolytic therapy management among patients with acute myocardial infarction. Recommendations: The study suggested providing upgrading courses equipped with evidence-based recommendations based on nurses' need to enhance their performance in administering thrombolytic therapy. Furthermore, it is advised to monitor nurses' practices regarding the delivery of thrombolytic therapy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational guidelines; Nurses' performance; Patients with acute myocardial infarction; Thrombolytic therapy | ||
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