Effect of applying a vascular Nursing Staff Development Competency Program on Nurses Practices and Knowledge | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 20, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020, Pages 354-365 PDF (218.87 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.132992 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aziza El Said Abd El Aziz1; Rasha Fathy Ahmed2; Hanan Abo Bakr Mohamed3; Rasha Hassan Abass Shady2 | ||
| 1Teacher of Medical surgical Nursing, Technical Institute, Faculty of Nursing- Alexandria University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Medical surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, -Alexandria University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, -Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The specialist nurses in vascular surgery department have a great role in the application of all the core generic knowledge and competencies and special skills required for caring of vascular surgical patients through improves patient outcomes by empowering nurses to implement an evidence-based practice model of care. This model encourages nurses to learn comprehensive vascular care through education and training regarding best practice care for patients with complex vascular needs. Aims of the study: This study aimed to determine the effect of applying a nursing staff development program on vascular surgery nursing practices practices and knowledge Design: The present study follows a quasi experimental research design .Setting: This study was conducted at the vascular surgery department, Main University hospital, Alexandria. Subjects: The study Subjects were30 nurses. Tool: Vascular Staff Nurse Portfolio of Competency assessment check list. Results: Good knowledge was detected among 40% of nurses immediately after implementing the nursing staff development program, and then decreased to 26.7%, after two months post program implementation, after being zero percent before applying the program. Recommendations: Performing annual in-service training programs, concerning for all nurses working with patients with a vascular disorders, is mandatory, and Continuing nursing supervision, education and evaluation is advocated to identify areas of knowledge lack or malpractice. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Competency; vascular Nursing; Practices; vascular surgical | ||
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