Effectiveness of an Educational Program in Nurses’ Knowledge toward Traumatic Head Injury during Golden Hour at Neurosurgical Hospital

Abstract

Background: Globally, traumatic head injury higher mortality rate, and unpredictable outcome. Improvement of nurses' knowledge of how to deal with early periods of the traumatic head can improve patients outcomes.Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an educational program in nurses' knowledge toward traumatic head injury during golden hour.Method: A quasi-experimental design was used in this study to assess 50 nurses' knowledge regarding constructed educational programs toward traumatic head injury during golden hour who works in critical care units in Neuro-surgical hospital. The measurement of the effectiveness of educational program through the nurses knowledge includes(54)items concern knowledge related Anatomy of the head and brain; Physiology of intracranial pressure( ICP),cerebral perefusion pressureCPP and blood pressure( BP); Primary and secondery survey; fluid supply; information about traumatic head injury during golden hour . Reliability of instrument was determined through the use of test and retest and the instrument validity was determined through a panel of experts. Results:The study show a comparison significance association between study and control group during pretest and post-test regarding overall assessment, there are improvements in study group knowledge level, the significant association for were P= 0.000. For the control group, there is no significant association between pretest and post-test P= 0.733 p-value >0.005. Conclusion:The study concludes the current educational program effectively and can improve nurses knowledge in critical care units and recommends to further study assess nurses practice regarding traumatic head injury during golden hour, Adopting an educational program for all nurses and more involved in continuous education lectures and workshops.