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Intervention Program for Nurses about Care of Children with Severe Croup Syndrome

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Pediatric nursing

Abstract

Background: Severe croup syndrome characterized by barky cough, chest retractiοn,
prοminent inspiratοry stridοr, hypοxia, extreme respiratοry distress and disturbed cοnsciοus level.
Pediatric nurses have important role in providing immediate nursing care and safe life of children..
Aim of study: Was to evaluate interventiοn prοgram fοr nurses abοut care οf children with severe
crοup syndrοme.
Design: A quasi-experimental design was used to carry out this study. Setting:
This study was conducted at Pediatric Department at Benha University hospital and Specialized
Pediatric hospital at Benha City affiliated to Ministry of Health.
Sample: A purposive sample of 47
nurses and 47 children with severe croup syndrome with predetermined inclusion criteria.
Tools of
data collection:
Two tools were used, I: Structured Interviewing Questionnaire includes: Personal
characteristics of the studied nurses and children, nurses' knowledge about severe croup syndrome
and II: Observational checklists, to assess nurses' practice regarding care of children with severe
croup syndrome.
Results: Less than half of the studied nurses had poor knowledge and incompetent
level of practice about care of children with severe croup syndrome. There was a highly statistical
significant differences in all items of nurses' knowledge and practice regarding care of children with
severe croup syndrome pre and post program implementation
Conclusion: Educational program
was effective in improving nurses' knowledge and practices regarding care of children with severe
croup syndrome after program implementation as compared to preprogram.
Recommendation:
Improve the knowledge and practice of nurses by providing in service training program, designing
and distributing an educational handout to nurses about care of children with severe croup < br />syndrome.


DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244320

Keywords

Keywords: children, Intervention program, Nursing care and severe croup syndrome

Authors

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Asmaa

Last Name

Sayed Ahmed

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Affiliation

Demonstrator at Pediatric Department, Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, Egypt

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First Name

Safaa

Last Name

Salah Ismail

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Affiliation

Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt

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First Name

Basma

Last Name

Rabie Abd El-Sadik

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Affiliation

Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Seham

Last Name

Mohammed Abd El-Aziz

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Affiliation

Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

3

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

35042

Issue Date

2022-07-01

Receive Date

2022-06-01

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

38

Page End

54

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/article_244320.html

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1,622

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Intervention Program for Nurses about Care of Children with Severe Croup Syndrome

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Created At

23 Jan 2023