Effect of Educational Guidelines Regarding Assessment of Fetal Well-being during Pregnancy on Nurses′ Performance | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 33, Issue 2, April 2024, Page 264-286 PDF (1.72 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.351230 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hend Atia Abd El-Glil Gweda1; Manal Hassan Ahmed2; Essmat Hamdy Abozeid3; Ghada Abd El-Salam Belal4; Faiza Mohamed Khalifa5 | ||||
| 1Assist lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Prof. of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Prof. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assist. Prof. of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 5Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The primary golden aim of fetal well-being assessment is reducing the incidence of fetal distress, perinatal morbidity and mortality. Nurses play a critical role in the assessment of fetal well-being through application and interpretation of fetal well being assessment methods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the educational guidelines regarding assessment of fetal well-being during pregnancy on nurses’ performance. Subjects and method: A quasi experimental research design was used. It was conducted at Antenatal, Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine unit at obstetric and gynecological department of Tanta University Hospital. The total study sample was all available nurses (60). Two tools were used for collection of data. Tool (I): Nurses' knowledge regarding assessment of fetal well-being during pregnancy: It included two parts: Part (1): Socio demographic characteristics of nurses and Part (2): Nurses' knowledge regarding fetal well-being assessment during pregnancy. Tool II: Assessment of fetal well-being observational checklist: It included two parts: Part (1): Nurses' practices regarding non-invasive procedures and Part (2): Nurses' practices regarding invasive procedures. Results: The mean knowledge score and mean practices score of nurses regarding fetal well-being assessment during pregnancy were increased immediately and three months after implementation of the educational guidelines with a statistical significant difference. Conclusion: The research hypothesis has been achieved which resulted in a statistically significant positive improvement of nurses' performance immediately and three months after implementation of the educational guidelines. Recommendations: Evident and continuous educational programs are to be established at hospitals for nurses to improve their awareness and practices regarding fetal well-being assessment during pregnancy. | ||||
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