Effect of an Educational Program about Fall Prevention and Pain Assessment on Nurses' Performance and Critically Ill Patients' Outcome
Egyptian Journal of Health Care • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Rawia Ali Ibrahim1, Sabah Said Mohammed2, and Amany Ali Mahmoud3
Keywords
Critical ill patients' outcomes, Fall prevention, Nurses' Performance, and Pain assessment.
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
973 - 996
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
Not Available
Supplementary Materials
Sabah Said Mohamed Mohamed_7.pdf
Abstract
Background: Fall and pain consider a challenge for nurses in intensive care units because information of them is lacking. Aim of study: Evaluate the effect of an educational program about fall prevention and pain assessment on nurses' performance and critically ill patients' outcome. Design: A quasi experimental - design was used to accomplish the aim of this study. Setting: This study was carried out in general intensive care unit at Benha University Hospital. Sample: Convenience sample of all available nurses (65 nurses) who are working in ICU & A purposive sample of 60 patients who attended to ICU within 6 months. Tools: The following three data collection tools were used (I) Structured Questionnaire for Nurses. (II) Observational checklist regarding fall prevention and pain assessment. (III) Patients’ outcomes assessment sheet. Results: The total nurses’ knowledge & practice scores regarding fall prevention and pain assessment post educational program implementation were higher than pre implementation. Conclusion: The total nurses’ knowledge and practice pre and post implementation of educational program are significantly positively correlated. In addition, after two weeks, the study group's patient outcomes improved more than those of the control group, with statistically significant differences at (p 0.05). Recommendation: A similar study should be replicated on a large sample and other place to generalize the findings.
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