Background: obstetric emergencies are life threatening medical condition that occurs during pregnancy,
labor,
or in the postpartum period. Moreover, internship offer carefully planned, monitored work experience
which
allow the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in a professional setting. Aim: to evaluate the effect
of emergency obstetric protocol on the performance of intern nursing students. Subjects and Methods: a quasi
experimental design was utilized. Sample: a convenient sample, all female intern nursing students (100) in the
technical institute of nursing, faculty of nursing Ain- Shams University in the academic year (2019/2020) and
Purposive sample, 59 conscious women with obstetric emergencies who agreed to participate in the study and
with non co- morbid condition. Setting: The study was conducted in technical institute of nursing faculty of nursing
and in emergency unit, intensive care unit and labor unit of maternity hospital Ain- Shams University. Tools:
Tool 1 self- administered structured questionnaire sheet, Tool 2 observational checklist Tool 3 maternal
satisfaction questionnaire sheet. Results: showed statistically significant improvements in intern nurses' knowledge
and practical skills related to emergency obstetric care immediately post protocol intervention and in follow up phase and
increase women satisfaction level toward care provided by intern nurse, study confirmed statistically significant
positive correlation between intern nurse's knowledge and practice related to emergency obstetric care post intervention
and statistically significant positive correlation between intern nurse's knowledge, practice and women satisfaction
post protocol intervention. Conclusion: Implementing emergency obstetric protocol had a positive effect on the
performance of intern nursing students. Recommendations: Dissemination of emergency obstetric protocol for all
intern nursing students in technical nursing institutions this will be effective in improving their performance.