Background: One of the top five primary causes of maternal and newborn death is severe preeclampsia and eclampsia.
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess maternity nurses, perception, compliance and safety practices among severe
preeclampsia women. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design was used. This study was carried out at Menyte El
-Nasr Hospital, Delta, Egypt. A purposive non probability sample was utilized. The study sample included 107 nurses
chosen according to the inclusion criteria. Three tools were used; included structured interview questionnaire, nurses
perception, compliance and safety practices among women with severe preeclampsia. Results: More than half of the
studied nurses (53,50%) have moderately low perception, while nearly one third of them (29,29%) had high perception,
more than half (50,47%) of them were non compliant with safety practices in sever preeclampsia cases.
There are a highly statistically significant relationship between total nurses perception score and total compliance score
among women with sever preeclampsia (p < 0.001). Also a statistically significant relationship was found between
nurses perception of severe preeclampsia and their age, qualifications, years of experience and place of work (p <
0.001). Also a highly statistically significant relationship was found between nurses' compliance and their age,
qualifications, years of experience and place of work (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The current study questions were
answered where, more than half of the studied nurses had moderately low perception of sever preeclampsia, also more
than half of them were non compliant with safety practices among women with severe preeclampsia. Recommendation:
The present study recommended advising nurses to attend training programs in forms of workshops, seminars as well as
reviewing current nursing care techniques and providing specific policies, procedures or posters in work place about
women safety practices in preeclampsia and severe preeclampsia and application of WHO standard recommendations to
improve severe preeclampsia management.