Effect of Designed Implemented Nurses' Educational Program on Minimizing Incidence of Complications for Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2015, Page 41-65 PDF (395.28 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.62650 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zeinab Hosny Ibrahim khalifa1; Heba Abd El Kader1; SanaaMohamed Ahmed A.Eldeen2; Fawzy Megahed khalill3 | ||||
| 1Medical Surgical Nursing Deprtement, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
| 2Adult Nursing Deprtement, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 3Internal Medicine Deprtement, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The study aimed at assesses the effect of designed implemented nurses' educational program on minimizing incidence of complications for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. To achieve this aim four research hypothesis were formulated; the nurses' post program mean knowledge scores will be higher than pre-program mean scores, the nurses' post program mean practice scores will be higher than pre-program mean scores, the frequency of patients' complications incidence post program will be lesser than that of the pre- program and there will be a positive correlation between the nurses' knowledge and practice scores. A sample of (60) adult patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and (30) nurses were involved in this study. The study carried out at Benha University Hospitals at the Internal Medicine Department. Data related to this study were collected by three tools; astructuredinterviewing schedule to assess the nurses’ knowledge, an observation check list to assess the nurses' practice and patients' complications assessment sheet. Theresults implied that: there was plainly improvement in nurses' knowledge and practice score especially immediately post program implementation, as well as, there were significant differences between nurses' knowledge and practice in all study phases,also there was precisely decline in all complications' prevalence among each and every one in post program implementation group, as well there was a positive non-significant correlation between knowledge and practice score. Theconclusion revealed that the program had a positive effect on the nurses' knowledge and practice as regards to the management for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as, there was precisely decline in all complications' prevalence among the entire post program implementation group . The study recommended that a continuous in-service education program for all nurses working in Gastroenterology Unit based on the standards nursing performance is needed for caring with patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding. | ||||
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