Assessment of Maternity Staff Nurses Knowledge Regarding Antiphospholipid syndrome | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 49, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 684-692 PDF (574.43 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.265142 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Omyma Ragab Mohammed1; Randa Mohammed Ibrahim2; Amira Morsy Yousef3 | ||||
| 1Clinical instructor in health insurance | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Maternity & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing –Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Lectures of Maternity & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing –Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a complex autoimmune disorder that increase risk thromboembolic events that result in various problem for pregnant woman as sever preeclampsia, miscarriage , still birth , preterm labor. This study aimed to assess maternity staff nurses knowledge regarding antiphospholipid syndrome. A descriptive study design was used. This study conducted at high risk pregnancy unit at Ain Shams Maternity Hospital. A convenient sample was used to recruit two hundred twenty five staff nurses working in Ain Shams maternity university hospital. Data were collected through structured interview questionnaire. The result of the study shows that 79.6% of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding APS. Conclusion and recommendations: The study concluded that most of the studied maternity staff nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding antiphospholipid syndrome. Accordingly, the following recommendation is proposed: Developing a training program, booklets, and guidelines for maternity staff nurses for improving their level of knowledge regarding antiphospholipid syndrome. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Maternity Staff Nurses; Antiphospholipid syndrome | ||||
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