Background: Burns are one of the most serious injuries; which have a great impact on children.
The most important goal of burned hand is to regain its function during rehabilitation. Aim: To
identify the effect of educational training program on nursesꞌ performance regarding splinting and
range of motion exercises among children with hand burn. Design: A quasi- experimental design
(Pre & Post Test) was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the burn unit and in the outpatient,
physiotherapy and plastic clinics at the Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Hehia Center at Hehia
Central Hospital in Hehia city, as well as at Burn unit &outpatient clinic of Al-Ahrar Educational
Hospital at Zagazig city. Subject: A convenience sample of 100 nurses and 60 children with hand
burn at the previously mentioned settings were included in the study. Tools: Three tools were used
to collect data. Tool I: Structured Interview Questionnaire to assess nursesَ knowledge about
splinting and range of motion Exercises. Tool II: Observational Checklists to assess nurses' practice
about splinting and range of motion exercises. Tool III: Children Burn Assessment to assess the
burned hand wound. Results: The majority of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge
and practice regarding range of motion exercises pre training program that reduced to one fourth
post program, as well as nearly three quarter of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of practice
related to splinting before intervention that improved after implementation of the program , also
there was high positive correlation between total knowledge & practice scores pre & post training
program with p value ≤ 0.01. Conclusion: Educational training program regarding splinting and
range of motion exercises had a positive effect on nurses' performance. Recommendation: The
study recommended that providing educational posters, guidelines, pamphlets, manuals and in
service training programs will improve nurses performance about splinting and range of motion
exercise for children with hand burn.