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Effect of Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice About Oxygen Therapy

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Oxygen is life essential so it is important for nurses who are responsible for oxygen administration to be familiar with its Indications and potential hazards. Aim: To investigate the effect of educational program about oxygen therapy on the nurses' knowledge and nurses' practice. Design: A Quasi experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was carried in pediatric emergency unit at Assuit pediatric University Hospital. Subjects: All available nurses in the emergency department who were (50) nurses. Tools: Two tools were utilized, Tool (1): Structure Interview Questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge, Tool (2): Nurses' practice observational check list to assess performance. Method: preparatory, implementation and evaluation phases were used to implement study. Results: The total nurses' knowledge mean score improved from (9.080±4.818) before educational program to (19.840±.421) after its implementation, and total nurses' performance mean score improved from (63.0400 ± 7.94101) before implementation of educational program to (97.9200± .39590) after its implementation. There was good improvement with highly significant difference (p < 0.001) related to knowledge and practice of educational program. Conclusion: Majority of nurses had a satisfactory level of knowledge and practice toward oxygen therapy after applying educational program. Recommendations: Provide in-service education and training program for nurses regarding oxygen therapy

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10.21608/asnj.2019.58142

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Educational Program & Oxygen Therapy, Knowledge, Practice

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Asmaa

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Mostafa

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Hamdy

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Nurse Specialist at Assuit Pediatric University Hospital, Egypt

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Moggeda

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Mehany

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Mohamed

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Assistant Prof. of critical care and emergency department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt .

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Mona

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Ahmed

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Abd Elaziem

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Lecturer of critical care and emergency department , Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

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mona2006@aun.edu.eg

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7

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18

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8791

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2019-09-01

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2019-11-11

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2019-09-01

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95

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104

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Effect of Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice About Oxygen Therapy

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22 Jan 2023