Effectiveness of an Educational Program for Management of Patients Undergoing Permanent Pacemaker on Nurses' Performance | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 18, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2022, Page 273-287 PDF (1.44 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.213770 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hoda Abdel Monem Elseba* 1; Marwa Mostafa Ragheb2; Samah Elsayed Ghonaem2 | ||||
| 1Instructor at Mansoura Technical Health Institute , Egypt | ||||
| 2Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Pacemaker is the recommended therapy for treating the conduction system disorders. Aim of this study: Was to evaluatetheeffectiveness of an educational program for management of patients undergoing permanent pacemaker on nurses' performance.Design: Quasi experimental design was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiac Catheterization Unit at Benha university hospital. Sample: All available nurses were included (42) nurses. Data collection tools: Two toolswere used, I: A structural interview to assess studied nurses' demographic characteristics and knowledge about nursing management of patients undergoing permanent pacemaker and II: Observational checklist to observe nurses' practice about nursing management of patients undergoing permanent pacemaker. Results: Two thirds of nurses had poor total knowledge pre-program implementation whenever, more than two thirds of nurses had a good total knowledge post-program implementation and more than half of them had a good total knowledge on follow-up post program implementation. The majority of studied nurses had un satisfactory level of practice pre-program implementation whenever, nearly two thirds of them had a satisfactory level of practice post-program implementation and more than half of them had a satisfactory total practice follow-up program implementation.Conclusion: A statistically significant improvement in nurses' knowledge and practice immediately and after two months compared to their baseline assessment. Recommendation: Continuous educational programs for nurses based on evidence to improve their knowledge and practice related to pacemaker. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Educational program; Nursing performance; Pacemaker | ||||
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