Effect of Implementing Surgical Safety Guidelines for Orthopedic Nurses on Their Performance at Operating Room | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 38, Issue 3, August 2025 PDF (1.08 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.450263 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zeinab Elrefaay Tawfik Elbadawy1; Amany Lotfy Abdalaziz Ismael2; Om Ibrahim Ali Elmelegy2; Fatma A Salem3 | ||||
| 11Nursing specialist at New Surgical Hospital, Tanta University 2Master Student at Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Surgical Safety in Orthopedic operating room is one of the major alarms for intraoperative teams as adverse events may occur and be the cause of disability and death. Aim: To evaluate the effect of implementing surgical safety guidelines for orthopedic nurses on their Performance at operating room. Subject and Methods: Design; A quasi-experimental study was carried out. Setting; the study was conducted in orthopedic operating room, at Tanta International Educational Hospital. Sample; All nurses (40) worked in Orthopedic Department Operating Room was involved. Tools: two tools were used for data collection; Tool (I); Operating Room Nurses Interview Questionnaire” It consisted of two sections: Part I: Socio Demographic Characteristics of Operating Room Nurses, Part II: “Nurses’ Knowledge Assessment about Orthopedic Surgical Safety guidelines”. Tool (II): Nurses’ Practice toward use of surgical safety guidelines checklist. Results; the main results revealed a high statistically significant improvement in the level of nurses' knowledge about Orthopedic Surgical Safety Guidelines. Also, there was a high statistically significant improvement in the level of nurses 'practice. Furthermore, there were positive significant statistical correlations between both total knowledge levels and total practice level. Conclusion: The implementation of Orthopedic Surgical Safety Guidelines has a positive impact in improving nurse's knowledge and practice regarding Orthopedic Surgical Safety Guidelines. Recommendations Nurses should attend the seminars and in services training program about Orthopedic Surgical Safety Guidelines for gaining updated knowledge and enhancing their practice | ||||
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