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Implementing an Educational Module on Enhancing Nurses’ Knowledge for Orthopedic Patients with Traction or Internal Fixation

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Patients with traumatic fractures require traction or internal fixation, which necessitates the use of skilled nurses to satisfy the patient's demands and avoid complications. As a result, orthopedic nurses play a crucial role in the treatment of patients who require traction or internal fixation., Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational module on enhancing nurses' knowledge for orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation. Subjects and method:  Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was carried out at orthopedic department in (Mansoura University Hospital and Mansoura Emergency Hospital). Subjects: A convenient sample of staff nurses (50 nurses) who were working in the previously mentioned settings and participate in this study. Tools: The data were collected using Nurses' Knowledge Questionnaire. Results: The study results indicated that 88% of studied nurses had satisfactory total level of knowledge regarding orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation immediately post educational module implementation with statistically significant differences whereas (p-value=0,001).Conclusion: Nurses' Knowledge was improved after educational module implementation. Recommendations: Providing continuous inservice training for nurses related to nursing care of orthopedic patients with traction or internal fixation.    

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2023.127715.1184

Keywords

Educational module, internal fixation, Nurses' knowledge, Orthopedic patients, Traction

Authors

First Name

Rania

Last Name

Gouda

MiddleName

Abdelkhalik`

Affiliation

MEDICALSURGICALDEPARTMENT-FACULTY OF NURSING-PORTSAID UNIVERSITY-EGYPT

Email

raniaabdelkhalil@gmail.com

City

egypt

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Wahba

MiddleName

Morsi

Affiliation

orthopedic surgical department,faculty of medicine,mansoura university,egypt

Email

mohamedmorsi@yahoo.com

City

egypt

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Abo-El-Ata

MiddleName

Bakr

Affiliation

medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, port said university

Email

amelsarwat@yahoo.com

City

egypt

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First Name

shreen

Last Name

El-tahry

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Medical surgical department-faculty of nursing-portsaid university-egypt

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shereneltahry@gmail.com

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egypt

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10

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1

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40486

Issue Date

2023-03-01

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2022-03-24

Publish Date

2023-03-30

Page Start

181

Page End

197

Print ISSN

2356-8658

Online ISSN

2682-3241

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866

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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Implementing an Educational Module on Enhancing Nurses’ Knowledge for Orthopedic Patients with Traction or Internal Fixation

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24 Dec 2024