Background: Pulmonary embolism is the most important emergency in the cardiovascular system with a high rate of mortality without appropriate treatment. Aim: To investigate the effect of an educational program on critical care nurses' performance regarding pulmonary embolism emergency care. A Quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. This study was carried out in the medical, surgical and emergency Intensive Care Unit at Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital Authority in Sanaa -Yemen. The sample of this study consisted of 75 nurses' for implementing the program. Tools utilized for data collection were the nursing questionnaire and observation checklist. The results There were statistically significant differences (P<0.000) in the total nurses , knowledge scores regarding emergency care for a patient with pulmonary embolism, pre-implementation of the program compared with the immediately post-implementation and post three months follow up. There were statistically significant differences (P<0.000) in total nurses , practice scores regarding emergency care for patient with pulmonary embolism pre-implementation compared with the immediately post-implementation and post three months follow up. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant difference between the nurse knowledge and practice in pre/post and follow up implementing of the educational program.
Background Literature review cited that, Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the major manifestations of multiple organ failure syndromes, and is a leading cause of death in the Intensive Care Unit. Aimed this study to evaluate the effect of that an educational program on nurse's performance about acute respiratory distress syndrome. Design a quasi-experimental (pre/post-test design). Setting critical care units at Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital Authority in Sana'a-Yemen. Method Sample was (75) critical care nurses that of all nurses working in a selected setting. The tool I: Pre /Post Nurses Questionnaire, tool II: Pre /Post Observation Checklist. Results: As regard age, of nurses were > 25 years (53%), the education level, the nursing diploma was the most (72%), experience year of nurses had an experience of less than 5 years was (65.3%). The implementation of the education program revealed the improvement of critical care nurse's knowledge, practice scores, and levels regarding acute respiratory distress syndrome with high statistical significance difference between pre and postimplementation programs, (p<0.001). Conclusion, it can conclude that implementing an educational program about acute respiratory distress syndrome care is highly effective in inducing improvement in nurses' related knowledge and practice.
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