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Effect of an Educational Program Regarding Cardiac Arrhythmias on Nurses' Practices in Critical Care Units

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Cardiac arrhythmia can cause more fatal forms of rhythm disturbance. Nurse in critical care units plays a necessary role in arrhythmias management specializes in symptomatic relief, promotion of comfort and taking crisis intervention in fatal forms of dysrhythmias. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program regarding cardiac arrhythmias on nurses' practice in critical care units. Subject and Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Critical Care Units in Port-Said Governmental hospitals (Port Said general hospital, Port -Fouad general hospital and Al zhoor central hospital) recently comprehensive health insurance hospitals in Port Said (El Salam hospital, Al hayah hospital and Al zhoor hospital). Subjects: A convenient sample of available nurses (139 nurses in critical care units divided into 116 female and 23 male) was included in this study. Tools: Tool was used for data collection: Nurses' Practice observational Checklist, which includes part I: Demographic variables, part-II seven Nurses' Practice observational Checklist. Results: The results revealed that, (92.8%) of nurses had satisfactory total practice level immediately post educational program implementation and (69.8%) follow up educational program compared to (37.4 %) of studied nurses pre-educational program implementation. Conclusion: Educational program for nurses had a significant positive effect on improving nurses' practice regarding the care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Recommendations: Continuous training and educational program for the purpose of upgrading, improving and updating the practice of the nurses assigned to provide care with cardiac arrhythmias patients.  

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10.21608/pssjn.2023.170463.1232

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Cardiac Arrhythmias, Educational Program, nurses' practice

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Mai

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Batal

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Elsayed

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Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said, Egypt

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mmohsen.gimsct@gmail.com

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Sahar

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Mohammad

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Yassien

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Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Ain-Shams University

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Dena

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Sobeh

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Eltabey Sobh

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Assistant prof of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Port Said University – Nursing Department. Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Prince Sattam Ben AbdElaziz University, Alkharj, KSA3

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10

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3

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43328

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2023-09-01

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2022-10-23

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2023-09-01

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351

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374

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2356-8658

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2682-3241

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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Effect of an Educational Program Regarding Cardiac Arrhythmias on Nurses' Practices in Critical Care Units

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24 Dec 2024