Health Education Program for Nurses Regarding Patient Navigation | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 476-487 PDF (1.45 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.430004 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar Mahmoud S. El Awady1; Nagat Sayed Mohammed Hassan2; Basma Rashad Mohammed El-Fakhrany3; Eman Mohamed El-Sherbeny4 | ||
| 1Assist. Professor of Community Health Nursing, - Faculty of Nursing -Helwan University | ||
| 2Nursing Educator - Bahayah foundation for Early Detection &Treatment of Breast Cancer | ||
| 3Nursing Director - Bahayah Foundation for Early Detection &Treatment of Breast Cancer | ||
| 4Assist. Professor of Community Health Nursing, - Faculty of Nursing –Bany-Sufe University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Patient navigation is a patient-centered approach designed to guide individuals through the often complex and fragmented healthcare system. Aim: This study evaluated health education program for nurses regarding patient Navigation. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Sample: A convenient sample involved 70 nurses. Setting: Outpatient clinics at Bahayah Hospitals for Breast Cancer Early Detection and Management, Cairo, Egypt. Tools for data collection: Two tools used. 1st tool composed of three parts 1st part: Nurses' demographic characteristics, 2nd part: Nurses’ knowledge about patient navigation, and 3rd part: Nurses’ attitude about patient navigation, 2nd tool: Observation checklist for nurses’ practices about patient navigation. Results: Presented that, 64.3% of nurses had inadequate total knowledge pre-program, which improved to 87.1 % of nurses, had adequate total knowledge and 89.3 % of them had positive total attitude post apply health education program. Also, 57.3% of the nurses had unsatisfactory total practices pre-program, which improved to 81.4% of them had satisfactory total practices post-implementation of a health education program. Conclusion: The health education program enhanced nurses' knowledge and practices regarding patient navigation. Recommendations: Continuous health education program for nurses about patients' navigation in other places. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Health Education Program; Nurses; and Patient Navigation | ||
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