Assessment of Nurse's Practical Skills Regarding avoidance of Postpartum Hemorrhage | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 18, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 219-233 PDF (427.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.47309 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Galal Ahmed Elkholy1; Soad Abd Elsalsm Ramadan2; Somaya Ouda2; Azza abd elhamied Abdel Fatah Ahmed3 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Medicine – Benha University of Obstetrics | ||
| 2Gynecological nursing Faculty of nursing – Benha university | ||
| 3Technical institute of Nursing, Benha university. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Postpartum hemorrhage is the most common cause of maternal mortality worldwide, AIM: of this study was to assess nurses's practical skills regarding avoidance of postpartum hemorrhage. Design: descriptive design. Setting: The study was conducted in obstetrics and gynecology department of Benha university hospital .Sample: A convenient sample of 50 nurses. Tools: The tools of data collection were: self administrated questionnaire sheet, modified likert scale and observation checklist for avoidance of postpartum hemorrhage. Results: The present study showed that, two thirds of nurses had average knowledge regarding postpartum hemorrhage. And ante natal prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, three quarters of nurses had poor knowledge regarding intra-partum care ,more than half of nurses had average knowledge regarding postpartum care , more than two thirds of nurses had uncertain attitude , more than three quarters of nurses had incorrect practices ,All nurses of this study don't perform some practices such as : wound care , enema and urinary catheter insertion . Conclusion : The present study showed that ,more than three quarters of nurses had average knowledge about avoidance of postpartum hemorrhage ,more than two thirds of nurses had uncertain attitude regarding avoidance of postpartum hemorrhage , less than three quarters of nurses had incorrect performance of practices regarding postpartum hemorrhage .Recommendation: Educational programs regarding avoidance of postpartum hemorrhage are recommended for nurses working at obstetrics and gynecology department of Benha university . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Postpartum Hemorrhage; avoidance; Skills; Practice; Nurses | ||
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