Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses' Performance regarding Nursing Intervention for Infants Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1 Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

2 pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

3 Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha University, Egypt

4 pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha university, Egypt

Abstract

Background Inguinal Hernia (IH) occurs when the contents of the abdomen usually fat or part of the
small intestine bulge through a weak area in the groin region. Inguinal hernia is the most common
surgical problem in infancy period. Nursing care is an integral part of managing infants undergoing IH
repair. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program on nurses' performance
regarding nursing intervention for infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Design: A quasiexperimental design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at pediatric
surgery units of Benha Specialized Pediatric Hospital. Sampling: A Convenient purposive sample was
comprised of 30 nurses and a convenient sample of 283 infants who were undergoing inguinal hernia
repair at the previously mentioned study setting. Tools of Data Collection: Two tools were used: tool
(I): a structured interviewing questionnaire sheet included three parts, tool (II): nurses’ observational
checklists included pre and postoperative nursing intervention. The results of this study revealed
that, the majority of the studied nurses had good level of knowledge, and competent level of practice
post program intervention with highly statistical significant improvement as compared to preprogram
intervention. Moreover, there were positive correlation between the studied nurses’ total knowledge
and practice scores regarding pre and postoperative nursing care for infants undergoing inguinal hernia
repair pre and immediately post program intervention and follow up intervention. The study
concluded that, educational program was effective in improving nurses' performance regarding
nursing intervention for infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair. The study recommended: Inservice training programs should be conducted periodically for teaching the nurses the basic knowledge
and clinical skills for infants undergoing IH and other surgeries

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
Volume 2, Issue 1
January 2021
Pages 59-75

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