EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING NURSING CARE GUIDELINES ON NURSES KNOWLEDGES AND PRACTICES REGARDING EXTERNAL FIXATION IN ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS
Shaimaa Sakr Ali Abdelhady
, Amira Ahmed Hassanien
, Hany Mohamed Hamed
and Madiha Hassan Nabih Mohamed
- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
- Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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Background:Pin site infections are a major hazard of external fixation that can be extremely stressful. Nurses are vital in the prevention of pin site infections.
Aim:to assess the effect of implementing nursing care guidelines on nurses knowledges and practices regarding external fixation in orthopedic patients.
Method:a quasi-experimental research approach was used.
Sample:A convenient sample of 40 nurses from the orthopaedic departments of Kafrelsheikh University Hospital and a general hospital was used. Tools:Data were taken using two tools: the first was a self-administered questionnaire sheet, which included two parts: part 1 covered demographic data of the nurses and part 2 included nurses knowledge of the care provided to patients with external fixation. The second tool was an observation checklist for nurses to use before and after external fixation.Results:after implementing the guidelines there were significant statistical increase in nurses knowledge and practice (p0.001), as well as a statistically significant relationship between nurses educational level and their knowledge and practice (p=0.016, 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion: The use of the developed nursing care guidelines was efficient in increasing nurses knowledge, preoperative practice, and postoperative practice while caring for patients with external fixation.
Recommendations:provide nurses with ongoing training courses.
[Shaimaa Sakr Ali Abdelhady, Amira Ahmed Hassanien, Hany Mohamed Hamed and Madiha Hassan Nabih Mohamed (2022); EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING NURSING CARE GUIDELINES ON NURSES KNOWLEDGES AND PRACTICES REGARDING EXTERNAL FIXATION IN ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Apr). 175-186] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Assistant lecturer, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
Egypt
