Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge &Practices Regarding Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 7, Issue 19, December 2019, Page 108-116 PDF (860.03 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74111 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Suzan Ahmed Fares1; Mohamed Hosam EL-Din Maghraby2; Olfet Abd AL-Ghany EL-shafiey3; Mogedda Mohamed Mehany4 | ||||
| 1Nursing Specialist in Manfalout’s Reproductive Health Hospital, Assuit ,Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical diseases department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of conditions due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. Aim: To evaluate the effect of implementing an educational program on knowledge and practices of critical care nurses regarding acute coronary syndrome. Sampling: convenient samples of 30 nurses recruited from coronary and Emergency care unit at Manfalout’s Reproductive Health Hospital. Research design: quasi-experimental research design (one-group pretest-posttest design) was used for implementation this study. Result: Most of nurses (66.7%) had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding acute coronary syndrome, Most of nurses (36.7%) had unsatisfactory level of practice regarding acute coronary syndrome and no significant statistical relation between knowledge and practice level of studied nurses. Data collection: Data were collected in six months. Conclusion: empowerment of emergency nurses' knowledge and practices would have a positive impact upon their knowledge and practice related to acute coronary syndrome. Recommendations: All nurses should be equipped with the necessary knowledge and practice regarding acute coronary syndrome. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Acute Coronary Syndrome; Educational Program; Knowledge & Practice | ||||
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