Effect of Educational Toolkit on Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge, and Practices toward Noroviruses among Children | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 65, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 859-867 PDF (283.14 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.255689 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fawzia Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmageed1; Reham El – Saeed Hashad2; Rehab Abd El Aziz El Sayed Abd El Aziz2 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Norovirus is recognized as a significant cause of gastroenteritis and is a major contributor to non- bacterial gastroenteritis in both industrialized and developing nations. In addition, after rotavirus, Norovirus is thought to be the second most common cause of severe pediatric gastroenteritis. Objective: To determine the effect of educational toolkit on pediatric nurses' knowledge and practices (KP) toward Noroviruses (NoV)among children. Method: 51 nurses working in the pediatrics departments at the Children's Hospital of Mansoura University (MUCH) in El-Mansoura Governorate, Egypt, and they were caring for children with acute gastroenteritis and were willing to participate in the study underwent a five-month quasi-experimental research design (pre-post intervention study). The study was conducted from the first of September2021 to the end of January 2022.Results:The post-implementation scores are significantly higher than the pre- implementation ones. 74.5 vs. 15.7for good sufficient knowledge, and 74.5% vs. 7.8 forgood satisfactory practice. The mean score of nurses' practice about Norovirus and its preventive measures was 27.48 ± 5.89. This mean improved to 41.37 ± 5.70 after the program implementation, with statistically significant differences at p < 0.001. Conclusion: It was concluded that, the educational toolkit had a positive effect on nurses’ knowledge & practices as represented by a significant improvement in the post mean scores of knowledge and practice for nurses at the pediatric medical unit. Recommendations: Integrating Norovirus prevention measures and management into the routine nursing care and creating ongoing educational programs for nurses in response to their requirements/needs aiming to updating their knowledge and enhancing their care of pediatric patients who are infected with such viruses. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children; Effect; Educational Toolkit; Knowledge; Noroviruses; Nurses; Pediatric; Practices | ||
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