Effect of Trauma-Informed Care Educational Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Practices at Pediatric Burn Unit | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2023, Page 738-755 PDF (1.34 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.303949 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ghada Gamal Badawy1; Boshra Attia Mohammed1; Eman R. El-Refaay2; Rania Rabie El-Etreby3; Gawhra Gad Soliman Ebrahem1 | ||||
1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
3Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Trauma-informed care includes a range of practices that build a culture of safety, healing, and empowerment. Burns’ practices in pediatrics don’t fully incorporate trauma-informed care (TIC), as the nature, extent, and impacts of trauma are not understood. Nurses are uniquely positioned to provide trauma-informed care, as they care for children in a serious and complex healthcare setting. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of trauma-informed care educational program on nurses’ knowledge and practices at the pediatric burn unit. Study design: A quasi-experimental research design using one group (before, immediately after, and 2 months follow-up) was used. Setting: The study carried out at the Pediatric Burn Unit at the Plastic, Reconstructive, and Burn Surgery Center at Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of (65) pediatric burn nurses were recruited in the study. Tools: Data were collected using nurses’ knowledge structured questionnaire and Nurses’ Self-rated competence scale. Results: The study revealed that there was a significant improvement in nurses' knowledge. All nurses showed incompetent score levels of practice before intervention. While the majority of them had a competent level of practice immediately and after two months of intervention. There were highly statistically significant differences in relation to most items of nurses’ opinions regarding trauma-informed care before and after the educational intervention. Conclusion: Implementing an educational program about trauma-informed care effectively improved nurses’ knowledge and practices about the importance of incorporating both medical and psychological care at the pediatric burn unit. Recommendation: Periodic trauma-informed care training for nurses is needed and should aim to build nurses competence in providing trauma-informed care in different health care sitting. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Trauma Informed-Care; Nurses; Pediatric Burn; Pediatric Trauma | ||||
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