Background: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is one of the most common causes of cerebral palsy and other severe neurological deficits in children which occurs in 1.5/1000 live births. It is caused by inadequate blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain resulting in focal or diffuse brain injury. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses’ performance regarding infant suffering from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Method: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the pediatric intensive care unit and neonate intensive care unit department at Specialized Pediatric Hospital which affiliated to Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. Subjects: A convenient sample of 60 nurses and purposive sample of 60 infants. Tools: Three tools were used to collect data: A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet, an observation checklist and nurses’ attitude scale Results: Less than half, less than one third and more than one third respectively of nurses had poor knowledge, incompetent practices and negative attitude levels pre- program implementation. While, the majority of them had good knowledge, competent practices and positive attitude levels post- program implementation. Conclusion: The educational program had a significant positive effect in improving nurses’ performance regarding care of infant suffering from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Besides, there was a highly statistical significant positive correlation between total nurses’ practices, total knowledge and total attitude scores post program implementation. Recommendations: Designing a simplified comprehensive Arabic guided booklet about hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy must be available in all pediatric intensive care unit and neonate intensive care unit.
Sallam Mahmoud, R., Shafik Mahmoud, F., & Gharib Sabaq, A. (2023). Nurses' Performance regarding Care of Infant Suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Educational Program. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(1), 1123-1137. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.280549
MLA
Reem Sallam Mahmoud; Faten Shafik Mahmoud; Amal Gharib Sabaq. "Nurses' Performance regarding Care of Infant Suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Educational Program". Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4, 1, 2023, 1123-1137. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.280549
HARVARD
Sallam Mahmoud, R., Shafik Mahmoud, F., Gharib Sabaq, A. (2023). 'Nurses' Performance regarding Care of Infant Suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Educational Program', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(1), pp. 1123-1137. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.280549
VANCOUVER
Sallam Mahmoud, R., Shafik Mahmoud, F., Gharib Sabaq, A. Nurses' Performance regarding Care of Infant Suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: An Educational Program. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2023; 4(1): 1123-1137. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.280549
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