Effect of Post-Operative Protocol of Feeding for Nurses on Improving Nutritional Out Comes of Infants with Congenital Heart Diseases | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 898-914 PDF (643.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.279972 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Walaa Abdelkhalek Elsayed* 1; Fawzia Elsayed Abosaad2; Madiha Hassan Bayoumy3; Seham Mohammed Abdelaziz4 | ||
| 1Ph.D. student of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Congenital heart disease is the most common major birth defect in infants. Aim of study: Was to evaluate the effect of post-operative protocol of feeding for nurses on improving nutritional outcomes of infants with congenital heart diseases. Design: A quasi- experimental design was used in the current study. Setting: The present study was conducted in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Specialized Pediatric Hospital at Benha City. Subjects: A convenient sample of (51) nurses who working at the previously mentioned setting included in the study and a purposive sample of (102) infants who had congenital heart disease post operatively. Tools of data collection: Tool (1): A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet consists of part (1): personal characteristics of the studied nurses, part (2): Nurse's knowledge regarding congenital heart disease, and part (3): Nurse's knowledge regarding post-operative feeding for infants with congenital heart disease. Tool (II): An observational checklist to assess nurses' practices. Tool (III) Infant Nutritional Outcomes: consists of Part (1): Personal characteristics of the studied infants, Part (2): Infant health assessment sheet and Part (3): nutritional outcomes. Results: Most of the studied nurses had good knowledge level and had competent practice in post protocol of feeding implementation. One third of infants stayed in hospital for a period 1->7 days pre-program implementation compared to less than three quarters post protocol of feeding implementation. There was high statistically significant difference in the total mean of weight gain of infants pre and post protocol of feeding implementation. Conclusion: Protocol of feeding was effective in improving nurses' performance regarding effect of post-operative protocol of feeding for nurses on improving nutritional outcomes of infants with congenital heart diseases. There was high statistically significant difference in the total mean of weight gain of infants pre and post protocol of feeding implementation. Recommendation: Conducting regular training program and workshops for nurses regarding improving nutritional outcomes of infant post-operative with congenital heart disease. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Congenital heart disease; Feeding Protocol; Infants; Nurses; Nutritional Outcomes | ||
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