Effect of Educational Training Program on Nurses ꞌ Performance Regarding Splinting and Range of Motion Exercises among Children with Hand Burn | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 51, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 707-722 PDF (405.84 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.267722 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Bataa M. Mohamed1; Khadiga Z.Moustafa1, 2; Heba A. AbdElnabi1 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor Taif University, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Burns are one of the most serious injuries; which have a great impact on children. The most important goal of burned hand is to regain its function during rehabilitation. Aim: To identify the effect of educational training program on nursesꞌ performance regarding splinting and range of motion exercises among children with hand burn. Design: A quasi- experimental design (Pre & Post Test) was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the burn unit and in the outpatient, physiotherapy and plastic clinics at the Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Hehia Center at Hehia Central Hospital in Hehia city, as well as at Burn unit &outpatient clinic of Al-Ahrar Educational Hospital at Zagazig city. Subject: A convenience sample of 100 nurses and 60 children with hand burn at the previously mentioned settings were included in the study. Tools: Three tools were used to collect data. Tool I: Structured Interview Questionnaire to assess nursesَ knowledge about splinting and range of motion Exercises. Tool II: Observational Checklists to assess nurses’ practice about splinting and range of motion exercises. Tool III: Children Burn Assessment to assess the burned hand wound. Results: The majority of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and practice regarding range of motion exercises pre training program that reduced to one fourth post program, as well as nearly three quarter of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of practice related to splinting before intervention that improved after implementation of the program , also there was high positive correlation between total knowledge & practice scores pre & post training program with p value ≤ 0.01. Conclusion: Educational training program regarding splinting and range of motion exercises had a positive effect on nurses' performance. Recommendation: The study recommended that providing educational posters, guidelines, pamphlets, manuals and in service training programs will improve nurses performance about splinting and range of motion exercise for children with hand burn. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Hand burn; educational training program; Nurses’ performance; Splinting; and Range of Motion Exercise | ||||
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