Hearing impairment can cause significant adverse effects on the acquisition of speech and language, academic achievment as well as social and emotional development. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess mothers' knowledge and attitudes towards their children suffering from hearing impairment. Design: A descriptive research design was used to conduct the study. Setting: This study was carried out in Al-Amal School at Benha city. Sample: A convenient sample composed of 110 mothers accompanying their children having hearing impairment were interviewed individually. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: tool (1) interviewing questionnaire that was constructed by the researcher including two parts and tool (2) attitudes to deafness scale. It was adopted from Cooper et al., (2004). Results: The results showed that, mean age of the studied mothers was 37.14 ± 7.66 years, nearly half of them have poor knowledge, while 7.3% of them have good knowledge regarding hearing impairment and almost two thirds of them have indifferent attitudes, while 14.5% of them have negative attitudes towards their children having hearing impairment. Conclusion: The study concluded that, the studied mothers have poor knowledge and indifferent attitudes towards their children suffering from hearing impairment. Recommendations: The study recommended improving mothers' knowledge and attitudes towards hearing impairment through periodical educational programs and similar interventions.
High-fidelity simulation is a learning method consisting on reproduction of medical scenarios through the use of a computerized manikin that can be programmed to recreate clinical conditions and to react to learners' actions in a controlled and safe setting. Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to assess effect of high-fidelity simulation training on pediatric nursing student's knowledge, practice and attitude regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the study. Settings: This study was carried out in clinical pediatric laboratory skills for third year student's and teaching hall of Faculty of Nursing / Benha University. Sample: A systematic random sample of 100 pediatric nursing students from pediatric nursing department, third year. Tools of data collection: three tools were used: tool (1) A structured interviewing questionnaire that was constructed by the researcher including two parts and tool (2) observational check list sheet and tool (3) attitude of pediatric nursing student's regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Results: The results showed that, there was a highly statistical significant difference in the studied student's total knowledge, attitude and practice scores in favor of post training. Conclusion: The study concluded that, our study finding add more support in favor of high-fidelity simulation evidence by an obvious improvement of studied students' knowledge, practice and attitude scores after training. Recommendations: The study recommended that nursing education programs should adopt high fidelity simulation in undergraduate education.
Background: Nurses play a crucial role at poisoned center unites, as they are responsible for administering nursing care to poisoned children. Aim of the study was to identify effect of guideline protocol for nurses' performance regarding care provided toward poisoned pre-school age children. Design: A quesi experimental research design was utilized in the current study. Setting: The current study was conducted at Benha poisoning center in University Hospital at Benha city. Sample: All nurses work in poison center 50 nurses was participated in the current study. Tools of data collection (I): A structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of three parts, part (1): personal data for nurses, part (2): personal data for pre-school age and part (3): nurses' knowledge regarding poisoned children and Tool (II): An observational checklist of selected nursing procedures to evaluate the practice of the nurses regarding poisoned children. Results: More than two third of studied nurses had poor level of total knowledge scores and the most of them had incompetent in their total performance scores also, there was a positive correlation between total knowledge and practice score regarding nursing care procedure in pre and post guideline. There was no statically significant relation between of the studied nurses' total knowledge scores and their personal characteristics, there was no statically significant relation between of the studied nurses' total performance scores and their personal characteristics. Conclusion:There was a highly statically significant improvement in the studied nurses' knowledge and practice score regarding poisoned preschool age guideline protocol intervention when compared with pre guideline protocol intervention. Recommendations: Adding poisoning course nursing curriculum.
Nurses play a crucial role during provision of care, as they are responsible for maintain children safety in the hospital. Aim of the study: was to assess the effect of guidelines for nurses' performance regarding children safety in Benha hospitals. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Settings: the study was conducted in pediatric departments at Benha University Hospital and Teaching Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample included 70 nurses (pre and post test). The tools of data collection: Three tools were used in this study. tool (I) a structured interviewing questionnaire to assess nurses knowledge regarding child safety, tool (II) hospital survey on child safety culture to assess nurses attitude, tool (III) an observational checklist followed by designed guidelines booklet. Results: The present study revealed that a statistical significant difference of total knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the studied nurses regarding children safety related age, years of experience and qualification during postintervention. There was positive correlation coefficient between nurses' total knowledge, attitude and practice scores in favor of post intervention. Conclusion: The present study revealed that there was highly statistically significant difference between knowledge, practice and attitude of the studied nurses regarding children safety during pre and post intervention of guidelines regarding children safety. Recommendation: Application guidelines regarding children safety for the nurses working at all pediatric departments to improve their knowledge, attitude and practice.
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