The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of education program on nurses’
knowledge and practice in pediatric HD unit evidence-based practice (EBP)
guidelines.
Participants and methods
A quasiexperimental design was utilized. The study was conducted in the Pediatric
Hemodialysis Unit at Benha University Hospital and the Hemodialysis Unit at Benha
Fever Hospital. A convenient sample of 40 nurses from the previously mentioned
setting was included in the study. Two tools were used: a questionnaire sheet for
assessing nurses’ personal data and knowledge about CRBSIs and EBP
guidelines, and an observational checklist to assess nurses’ practice toward
care of pediatric HD catheter.
Results
The study results showed that there was a highly statistically significant
improvement in total knowledge level of nurses immediately after
implementation and 6 months after implementation of education program
guidelines. Moreover, there was a highly statistically significant relation in
nurses’ practice and their educational level, occupation, years of experience,
and attendance of training course, before implementation/immediately after
implementation and 6 months after implementation.
Conclusion
The current study concluded that the nurses who received evidence-based
guidelines educational program as regards central vascular catheter
maintenance and care showed high score level in nurses’ knowledge and
practice after implementation of the program than that before recommendation.
The study recommended that training and continuing education of the EBP
guidelines for staff nurses are important to improve care provided in the
pediatric hemodialysis units.