Educational Program for Nurses' Performance about Green Behavior at Maternal and Child Health Centers.

Aboshady Mohammed, Gehad; Sobhy Abd-Elaziz, Mahboubah; Elahmady Sarhan, Ahlam; Atta Mohammed, Wafaa

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448853

Educational Program for Nurses' Performance about Green Behavior at Maternal and Child Health Centers.

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¹ Member of Clinical Research Team at Chest Hospital in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

² Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448853

Abstract

Background: Nursing green behavior refers to any nurse’s behavior and minimizes harm to the work environment. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses' performance about green behavior. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design. Settings: This study was conducted at Damelo, Marsafa, Child I, Child II and Benha Maternal and Child Health Center. Subjects: A convenience sample of all nurses working at the previously mentioned settings (n= 120). Tools of data collection: Tool I): A structured interviewing questionnaire, Tool II): Green behavior attitude scale and Tool III): An observational checklist. Results: 65.0% of the studied nurses aged between 40 < 50 years and 92.5% of them were females. More than one tenth of studied nurses had good total knowledge level about green behavior at pre-educational program then this percentage increased to majority and more than three quarters at post educational program and at follow up phase. Also, more than one fifth of them had a positive total attitude level about green behavior at pre-educational program then this percentage increased to more than three quarters and less than three quarters at post educational program and at follow up phase. Additionally, more than one third of them had satisfactory total practices level toward green behavior at pre-educational program then percentage increased to majority and more than three quarters at post educational program and at follow up phase. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between studied nurse's total knowledge, total attitude and total practices during phases of the program. Recommendations: Periodic health educational programs for nurses should be made to improve nurses' performance regarding green behavior .

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