Background: Nurses caring for patients undergoing cholecystectomy spend more time
with patients than do any other health care providers and patient outcomes are affected by
nursing care quality. Thus, improvements in patient safety can be achieved by improving
nurses' practice competence. Aim:to assess effects of the self-learning package (SLP) on
nurses' knowledge and practices regarding patient care undergoing laparoscopic
cholesectomy.Setting:the study was carried out in saied Galal &Elhussien hospital at the
Alazhar University Hospitals. Method: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to
conduct this study using a pretest-posttest and follow up test approach, using two tools to
conduct this study (knowledge questionnaire sheet & Observational checklist sheet
regarding patient care undergoing laproscopic cholecystectomy. A convenient sample of 60
nurses were selected to achieve the aim of the present study. Study results: results of this
study revealed that there were highly statistically significant differences with the increase
of the total scores of nurses' knowledge and practice pre/post pre/follow up and post/
follow up. The study concluded that, there was statistically significant positive effect of
SLP on nurses' knowledge and practice. As a result of this study, the study recommended;
conduction of further researches in this area in order to enrich, improve, & update nurse's
practice. Periodic in-service education program regarding nursing care for patient
undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and self-learning package to be performed for
patients are recommended.