Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses' Performance regarding Nursing Intervention for Infants Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 59-75 PDF (913.42 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2021.159642 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Fatma Abdel-Satar Dosokey* 1; Rahma Soliman Bahgat2; Basma Rabie Abdel-Sadik3; Khadiga Mohammed Said4 | ||||
| 1Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 2pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 4pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha university, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background Inguinal Hernia (IH) occurs when the contents of the abdomen usually fat or part of the small intestine bulge through a weak area in the groin region. Inguinal hernia is the most common surgical problem in infancy period. Nursing care is an integral part of managing infants undergoing IH repair. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program on nurses' performance regarding nursing intervention for infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Design: A quasiexperimental design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at pediatric surgery units of Benha Specialized Pediatric Hospital. Sampling: A Convenient purposive sample was comprised of 30 nurses and a convenient sample of 283 infants who were undergoing inguinal hernia repair at the previously mentioned study setting. Tools of Data Collection: Two tools were used: tool (I): a structured interviewing questionnaire sheet included three parts, tool (II): nurses’ observational checklists included pre and postoperative nursing intervention. The results of this study revealed that, the majority of the studied nurses had good level of knowledge, and competent level of practice post program intervention with highly statistical significant improvement as compared to preprogram intervention. Moreover, there were positive correlation between the studied nurses’ total knowledge and practice scores regarding pre and postoperative nursing care for infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair pre and immediately post program intervention and follow up intervention. The study concluded that, educational program was effective in improving nurses' performance regarding nursing intervention for infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair. The study recommended: Inservice training programs should be conducted periodically for teaching the nurses the basic knowledge and clinical skills for infants undergoing IH and other surgeries | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Inguinal hernia; Infants; Educational program; Nurses’ performance | ||||
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