Background: Climate changes and air pollution profoundly impact on population health at the global scale. Studies have focused on the effects of ambient air pollutants and weather temperature on eyes. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program on nurses' performance toward caring for ophthalmic patients affected by climate changes. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to conduct the current study in the ophthalmology unit at Benha University Hospital. A convenience sample consisted of all available nurses (n=40) working mentioned setting. Two tools were used, the nurses' knowledge assessment questionnaire and the nurses' practice observational checklist toward caring for patients with eye problems affected by climate changes. Results: 22.5% of studied nurses had satisfactory level of total knowledge pre-program which improved to be 80 % post program and 37.5 % of them had satisfactory level of total practices of eye care procedure pre-program which to improve to 87.5 % post-program implementation. Also there was positive and significant statistical correlations between total knowledge and total practice scores of studied nurses pre and post educational program with p value =(0.003* & <0.001**, respectively), additionally, there was a significant statistical relation between nurses' knowledge as well as practice levels and personal data of the studied nurse’s pre-program. Conclusion: Implementation of an educational program had significantly improved nurses’ performance for ophthalmic patients. Recommendation: Continuous inservice training programs and establishing guidelines to help the ophthalmology nurses revise, acquire, and develop their knowledge and practice toward caring for patients with eye problems affected by climate changes, evaluate the effectiveness of implementing educational programs for caring of ophthalmic patients on their quality of life.
Mahmoud Abo El-Fadl, N., Said Mohamed, S., & Sobhy Omran, E. (2023). Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Performance toward Caring for Ophthalmic Patients Affected by Climate Changes. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(2), 1-22. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.305820
MLA
Nehal Mahmoud Abo El-Fadl; Sabah Said Mohamed; Eman Sobhy Omran. "Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Performance toward Caring for Ophthalmic Patients Affected by Climate Changes". Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4, 2, 2023, 1-22. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.305820
HARVARD
Mahmoud Abo El-Fadl, N., Said Mohamed, S., Sobhy Omran, E. (2023). 'Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Performance toward Caring for Ophthalmic Patients Affected by Climate Changes', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(2), pp. 1-22. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.305820
VANCOUVER
Mahmoud Abo El-Fadl, N., Said Mohamed, S., Sobhy Omran, E. Effect of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Performance toward Caring for Ophthalmic Patients Affected by Climate Changes. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2023; 4(2): 1-22. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.305820
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