Staff Members - Benha University
Effect of Educational Program About COVID-19 on Intern-Nurses' Performance and Work Engagement
Egyptian Journal of Nursing & Health Sciences • 2022
Publication Information
Authors
Howida Hassan El-Sayed Mahfouz1
, Nema Fathy Saad2
, Shaimaa Mohamed Araby
Ebraheem3, Sabah Said Mohamed4
, Samah Said Sabry5
, Amina Abdelrazek
Mahmoud6
Keywords
COVID-19, Educational program,
Intern-Nurses, Performance, Work Engagement
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Nursing & Health Sciences
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
167-203
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
Not Available
Supplementary Materials
Sabah Said Mohamed Mohamed_6.pdf
Abstract
Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is the latest global pandemic which
impose an occupational risk to health care personnel, that can lead to deficit in performance and
work engagement which as a key tool for patients' safety. Aim: The study aimed to assess the
effect of educational program about COVID-19 on intern-nurses' performance and work
engagement. Design: A quasi-experimental research design with pre- post test was used to
conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out in the different departments where
intern-nurses were trained on their clinical training areas at Benha University Hospital,
Qaluobia Governate, Egypt. Sample: Simple random sample of the intern-nurses. Tools of
data collection: four tools were used as the following: (1) Intern-nurses' COVID-19 knowledge
questionnaire, (2) Intern-nurses' observational checklist, (3) Intern-nurses' attitude
questionnaire, and (4) Intern-nurses' work engagement questionnaire. Result: About 34.4% of
intern-nurses' had adequate knowledge in pre-program while after implementation of the
program it was increased to 94.4% & in follow-up as 92.2%. Regarding to compliance of
performance 40% of them had satisfactory level of performance in pre-program while in the
immediate post and follow-up it was increased to 90% & 87.8% respectively. Regarding to the
attitude 37.8% of inter-nurses had positive attitude in pre-program which changed to 86.7% &
82.2% at both post and follow-up phases. Concerning work engagement 18.9% of them had
high work engagement in pre-program while increased to 85.6% & 80% at both immediate post
and follow up the program respectively. Conclusion: The implementation of the educational
program leads to improve in the intern-nurses' knowledge, performance and attitude about
COVID-19 and also had a positive effect on their work engagement, moreover there were
statistically significant positive correlation between study subject’ COVID-19 knowledge,
performance and attitude scores with their work engagement scores. Recommendation:
Working continuously to expand the intern-nurses' performance set to provide safe patients'
care and motivate them to be more engaged.
impose an occupational risk to health care personnel, that can lead to deficit in performance and
work engagement which as a key tool for patients' safety. Aim: The study aimed to assess the
effect of educational program about COVID-19 on intern-nurses' performance and work
engagement. Design: A quasi-experimental research design with pre- post test was used to
conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out in the different departments where
intern-nurses were trained on their clinical training areas at Benha University Hospital,
Qaluobia Governate, Egypt. Sample: Simple random sample of the intern-nurses. Tools of
data collection: four tools were used as the following: (1) Intern-nurses' COVID-19 knowledge
questionnaire, (2) Intern-nurses' observational checklist, (3) Intern-nurses' attitude
questionnaire, and (4) Intern-nurses' work engagement questionnaire. Result: About 34.4% of
intern-nurses' had adequate knowledge in pre-program while after implementation of the
program it was increased to 94.4% & in follow-up as 92.2%. Regarding to compliance of
performance 40% of them had satisfactory level of performance in pre-program while in the
immediate post and follow-up it was increased to 90% & 87.8% respectively. Regarding to the
attitude 37.8% of inter-nurses had positive attitude in pre-program which changed to 86.7% &
82.2% at both post and follow-up phases. Concerning work engagement 18.9% of them had
high work engagement in pre-program while increased to 85.6% & 80% at both immediate post
and follow up the program respectively. Conclusion: The implementation of the educational
program leads to improve in the intern-nurses' knowledge, performance and attitude about
COVID-19 and also had a positive effect on their work engagement, moreover there were
statistically significant positive correlation between study subject’ COVID-19 knowledge,
performance and attitude scores with their work engagement scores. Recommendation:
Working continuously to expand the intern-nurses' performance set to provide safe patients'
care and motivate them to be more engaged.