EFFECT OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF NURSES CARING FOR NEPHROTIC CHILDREN

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Pediatric Nursing, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

2 Hospital Administration Nursing, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

3 Consultant Clinical Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

Abstract

children. The study evaluated the effect of an-educational program on knowledge and practice of
nurses caring for nephritis children.
A quasi-experimental design was utilized on 57 pediatric nurses caring for nephritis syndrome
children. Two tools were utilized for data collection; self-administered questionnaire sheet included
personal characteristics of pediatric nurses, knowledge, and observational checklist for
evaluation the nursing practices of children.
The results showed that majority of them had unsatisfactory knowledge and inadequate practice
about nephritis syndrome before program implementation. This was significantly improved
in immediate and 3 months after program implementation, with a positive correlation between
nurses' knowledge, age and years of experience, also between nurses' practice, age, pediatric
year and general experience.

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Volume 53, Issue 3
December 2023
Pages 575-584

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