Effect of Educational Program Regarding Care of Children with Intussusception on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice

Gomaa, Hanan Gomaa Elsayed; Ebeid, Abdel Motaleb Effat; Farag, Nagafa Hafez; Elmelegy, Enas Mohammed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2024.348102

Effect of Educational Program Regarding Care of Children with Intussusception on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Master student of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt Speech Consultant in Arab British Academy

² Professor of Pediatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University ,Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt

⁴ Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Tanta University ,Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2024.348102

Abstract

Background Intussusception is a serious condition that occurs when one segment of the
intestine invaginates leading to bowel obstruction. Nursing management involves
comprehensive care, including pain management, fluid and electrolyte balance. Developing
an educational program for nurses my help to improve children's outcomes and enhance
nurses' performance. Aim: The current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of educational
program regarding care of children with intussusception on nurses' knowledge and practice.
Subjects and Method: A quasi experimental research design was used. Subjects:
convenience sampling (60) nurses distributed as 30 nurses from Pediatric Surgical
Department of Tanta University Hospital and 30 nurses from Pediatric Surgical Department
of Elshatbi University Hospital. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data: Nurses'
knowledge about intussusception structured questionnaire sheets and nurses’ practices
regarding intussusception observational checklist. Results: Most of the studied nurses had
low level of knowledge about intussusception pre the educational program which was
enhanced to high level level of knowledge after one month. A high percentage of nurses had
unsatisfactory practice regarding care of children with intussusception before educational
program, compared to the majority of them who had satisfactory practice immediately and
one month after implementing the educational program. Conclusion: Implementing
educational program for nurses had a significant effect on nurses knowledge and practice
immediately and one month after education. There was statistically significant positive
correlation between nurses' total knowledge and total practice. Recommendations: in
service training programs should be conducted periodically for all nurses caring for children
with intussusception.