Impact of an Educational Program on Improving Nurses Knowledge and Practice concerning caring for Childrenwith Meningitis | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 15, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2017, Page 180-194 PDF (360.69 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.47306 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nora Abd- Elhamid Zaki; Amal Abdrbou Hussien | ||||
| Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background:- Meningitis is a kind of Central nervous system infection that can be associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Because of the high mortality rate and longterm sequels, fast and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment of meningitis are fundamental for a good outcome. There are several unique aspects in the clinical assessment and management of childhood meningitis that need to be considered. So, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of an educational program on improving nurses knowledge and practice among children with meningitis. Design. A quasi-experimental study design was carried out. The subjects included 30 nurses working at emergency unit in Assuit University Children Hospital. Data collection tools were a structured questionnaire interview sheet and an observation checklist, used in pre-post testing to measure the effect of an educational program. Results, The study revealed deficiency in pre-intervention knowledge and practices. Statistically significant improvements of knowledge and practices were demonstrated at the post-intervention assessment of the studied nurses. Statistically significant relations were shown between knowledge and practices among studied nurses., the program was successful in correcting the deficiency of nurses'. The study concluded that implementation of the program was associated with significant improvements of nurses’ knowledge and practice. More experienced and aged nurses had better knowledge. So, the researchers recommended that the booklet program should be applied in similar settings to validate and improve nursing care in children hospitals | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational Program; Nurses; Knowledge; Practice; children; Meningitis | ||||
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