Effects of Educational Program on Maternity Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Obstetric Triage | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 123, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 1739-1754 PDF (1.54 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.254822 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Naglaa Fathy Ahmed1; Walaa Hamza Ibrahim2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of woman Health and obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The triage nurse is typically the first person a patient encounters when seeking care in the obstetric department. Nurses’ knowledge about triage is a key in triage decision-making. Aim: identify the effect of educational program on maternity nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) as an obstetric triage scale. Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The Minia University Hospital for Obstetrics and Pediatrics (MUHOP) hosted the experiment. About 70 maternity nurses were part of the convenient sample. Two tools were used: a structured interview questionnaire with two components (personal data and knowledge evaluation sheet) and an observational checklist for practices sheet. An educational program was implemented for maternity nurses about obstetric triage. Results: About 54.3% of studied nurses have age group from 25-35 years, 32.9% work at labor ward, and 64.3% of them obtain their knowledge from nurses’ work. There is a highly statistically significant difference between pre &post-test regarding total knowledge and practices of studied maternity nurses regarding obstetric triage p-value 0.001 for both. Conclusion: The knowledge of maternity nurses about obstetric triage improved between the pretest and post-test as evidenced by the pretest and posttest knowledge scores. Recommendations: provide a continuous education and training program to maternity nurses’ on obstetric triage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational program; maternity nurse; knowledge; practices; obstetric triage | ||
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