Colostomy is often a life-saving procedure but is still associated with significant morbidity. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effect of colostomy empowerment program (CEP) for mothers on occurrence of peristomal skin complications among their infants. Design: Quasi -experimental design was utilized. Sample: A convenient sample of 60 infants undergoing colostomy operation and their mothers. Setting: The current study conducted in three settings at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital (CUSPH) (surgical neonatal intensive care unit, in-patient surgical unit, and the out-patient surgery clinic).Tools for data collection: Tool I structured interview questionnaire; Tool II mothers’ knowledge and reported practice assessment sheet pre-posttest; Tool III observational checklist and tool IV complications recording sheet. Results: There were statistically significant differences regarding total mean score of mothers' knowledge, reported practice and skills in both groups. Peristomal skin complications were higher in the control group. Conclusion: The current study concluded that after CEP, there was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge, reported-practices, and skills among mothers in the study group. Infants in the study group were exposed to less postoperative complications regarding peristomal skin complications than infants in the control group.
Background: Hemodialysis places children at high risk for infection because of patient comorbidities and numerous human, environmental, and procedural factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the educational program on the nurse's knowledge and their practices about infection control measures in hemodialysis units. Research design: Pre /post quasi experimental design was used in this study. Sample: A convenient sample of all nurses in hemodialysis units, Setting: the study was conducted in pediatric hemodialysis units at Minia University and Minia General Hospitals. Tools for Data Collection: A structured interview questionnaire sheet in Arabic language was used for the studied nurses as pre/posttest. It composed of the following parts: Part I: Demographic data related to the nurses' age, sex, qualification, years of experience and previous attending courses in infection control. Part II: Nurses, knowledge related to infection control in pediatric hemodialysis unites Part III: An observational checklist that was adopted from Control Diseases Center. (National Center for emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases division of health quality promotion). Results: the finding of the current study revealed that there were statistical significant differences between nurses' knowledge and practices at pre and post-program. There were significance correlations between nurses' knowledge, residence and occupation respectively at pre-program. Conclusion the study concluded that there were statistical significant differences between nurses' knowledge and practices at pre and post-program. Recommendation the study recommended that the developed program should be applied and repeat again every 6 months as well as provision of continuing education programs on regular basis is suggested in order to refresh and update nurse's knowledge.
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