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Effect of an Educational Program about Blood Transfusion on Nurses' Knowledge at Intensive Care Unit

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Medical Surgical Nursing

Abstract

Background: Adherence to standards and policies and ongoing education are essential to maintain the quality of patient care and reduce potential negative transfusion outcomes. Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of blood transfusion educational program on nurses' knowledge at intensive care units. Study design: A quasi-experimental study design was utilized in this study Setting: This study was carried out in the Intensive Care Units of six hospitals affiliated with the Egypt Health Care Authority in Port Said Gavernerate. Subjects: A purposive sampling technique was used to select 108 nurses at the intensive care units were included. Tools: Two tools were used for the collection of data, (I) Nurses' data and (II) Nurses' Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire. Results: The study findings revealed that knowledge among the majority of studied nurses was satisfactory and improved significantly post-educational program and during the follow-up period compared to the control group. There is a highly positive statistically significant relationship between nurses' knowledge and demographic data (educational level) at p ≤ 0.001. Conclusion: The current study concluded that the educational program implementation about blood transfusion had a positive effect on improving nurses' knowledge at intensive care units. Recommendation: Conduct similar studies in different settings and with different populations to enhance the generalizability of the findings. Also, scientific guidelines, posters, and written instructions about blood transfusion in intensive care units and to be included in the procedures.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2024.232207.1289

Keywords

Blood transfusion, Educational Program, Knowledge, Nurses

Authors

First Name

muhammad

Last Name

saif alnasr

MiddleName

saied

Affiliation

faculty of nursing por said university

Email

abomarawan88@yahoo.com

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First Name

Sahar

Last Name

Yassien

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

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

Email

saharyassien@yahoo.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Shaheen

MiddleName

Saleh

Affiliation

Professor of medical surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Saied University

Email

emanshaheen@yahoo.com

City

Port Said

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First Name

Elhaga

Last Name

mohamed

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University

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eealdesoqi2019@gmail.com

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Volume

11

Article Issue

2

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48277

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2023-08-27

Publish Date

2024-06-30

Page Start

98

Page End

110

Print ISSN

2356-8658

Online ISSN

2682-3241

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866

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Publication Title

Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of an Educational Program about Blood Transfusion on Nurses' Knowledge at Intensive Care Unit

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24 Dec 2024