Background:
Fluid balance monitoring is a part of nurses' practices. Due to its great significance in monitoring and recognizing the clinical condition of patients which reported in the daily observation sheet of patients, fluid control is one of the most important steps.A im: Evaluate the nurses' performance and patients' outcomes after nursing program about hydration status management Design: Quasi experimental research design was utilized. Setting: This study
was carried out at medical, neurological and urology departments at Minia University Hospitals Subject: All available patients who received intravenous administration and all nurses who are responsible for fluid and electrolyte administration represent the study subjects. Tools: Hydration management structured interview questionnaire; nursing practices observational checklist and patients' clinical outcome. Results: Their were highly statistical significant differences existed regarding nurses knowledge and safe practices regard administration of fluid and electrolyte administration P =. Also highest mean average among both complications were founded among hypervolemia and hyperkalemia complications and was ranked as number (1) & (2) constituted 3.63±1.1639 & 8.45±2.5866 respectively . Conclusion: Implementation of training program about safe practice of fluid and
electrolyte administrations illustrate a positive effect for both nurses and patients. Recommendations: training program should be carried out for nurses related to safe practice of fluid and electrolyte.