Effect of Educational Intervention on Nurses' Performance Regarding Care of Critically Ill Children with Pneumothorax | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 482-499 PDF (725.55 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.308757 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amal Abdel-Fatah Abdel-Mohsen* 1; Faten Shafik Mahmoud2; Amal Abdel Aziz Abdel Salam3 | ||||
| 1Nursing Specialist at Benha University Hospital,Benha University | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Pneumothorax is an urgent and undesirable state of air penetration into the virtual space between two lists of pleura resulting in a collapsed lung and loss of negative intrathoracic pressure. The nurse must be equipped with appropriate knowledge and skills to meet the needs of children with pneumothorax safely and competently. This study aimed to: Evaluate effect of educational intervention on nurses' performance regarding care of critically ill children with pneumothorax. Design: A quasi- experimental design was used in the current study. Setting: The present study was conducted at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Intensive Care Unit at Benha University Hospital Subjects: A convenient sample of (100) nurses who working at the previously mentioned setting included in the study and a purposive sample of (70) child who suffering from pneumothorax. Tools of data collection: Tool (I): A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet consists of part (1): Personal data of the studied nurses and part (2): Nurses' knowledge regarding care of critically ill children with pneumothorax. Tool (II): Attitudes Likert scale to assess nurses' attitudes regarding care of critically ill children with pneumothorax. Tool (III): Observational checklists to assess nurses' practices regarding care of critically ill children with pneumothorax. Tool (IV): Chest tube associated complications assessment sheet to assess chest tube associated complications. Results: This study revealed that, the majority of the studied nurses had good knowledge, positive attitudes and competent practices in post educational intervention. Conclusion: Educational intervention had positive effect on the nurses’ performance (knowledge, attitudes and practices) and reducing chest tube associated complications. Recommendation: Providing up-to-dated, regular and continuous in-services training programs about pneumothorax and chest tube for nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Critically Ill; Children; Educational Intervention; Nurses' Performance; Pneumothorax | ||||
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