Implementing an Educational Module on Enhancing Nurses’ Knowledge for Orthopedic Patients with Traction or Internal Fixation | ||||
| Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing | ||||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 181-197 PDF (650.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/pssjn.2023.127715.1184 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Rania Abdelkhalik` Gouda  1; Mohammed Morsi Wahba2; Amal Bakr Abo-El-Ata3; shreen Ibrahim El-tahry4
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| 1MEDICALSURGICALDEPARTMENT-FACULTY OF NURSING-PORTSAID UNIVERSITY-EGYPT | ||||
| 2orthopedic surgical department,faculty of medicine,mansoura university,egypt | ||||
| 3medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, port said university | ||||
| 4Medical surgical department-faculty of nursing-portsaid university-egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Patients with traumatic fractures require traction or internal fixation, which necessitates the use of skilled nurses to satisfy the patient's demands and avoid complications. As a result, orthopedic nurses play a crucial role in the treatment of patients who require traction or internal fixation., Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational module on enhancing nurses’ knowledge for orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was carried out at orthopedic department in (Mansoura University Hospital and Mansoura Emergency Hospital). Subjects: A convenient sample of staff nurses (50 nurses) who were working in the previously mentioned settings and participate in this study. Tools: The data were collected using Nurses' Knowledge Questionnaire. Results: The study results indicated that 88% of studied nurses had satisfactory total level of knowledge regarding orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation immediately post educational module implementation with statistically significant differences whereas (p-value=0,001).Conclusion: Nurses’ Knowledge was improved after educational module implementation. Recommendations: Providing continuous inservice training for nurses related to nursing care of orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational Module; Internal Fixation; Nurses' Knowledge; Orthopedic patients; Traction | ||||
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