Social Media- Assisted In-Services Training Instructional Guidelines on Nurse's Performance regarding Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

Abstract

Background: A number of malignant and nonmalignant medical problems, frequently in severely ill patients, demand for the advanced therapeutic technique known as a bone marrow transplant. To offer patients with high-quality care following bone marrow transplants, the nurses required knowledge and practice. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of social media-assisted inservices training instructional guidelines on nurses' performance regarding bone marrow transplant recipients. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted at an outpatient clinic Oncology Institute affiliated with Sohag City, Egypt. Subject: A convenient sample of (50) nurses were included. Tools: a structured interview Questionnaire tool that included four parts. Part I: Personal data, part II: Nurses' knowledge, and part III: Nurses' reported practices (pre and post). Results: This study found those nurses' reported practices, attitudes, and knowledge had all improved statistically respectively pre and post-social media-assisted in-services training instructional guidelines. Conclusion: The current study concluded that social media-assisted in-service training instructional guidelines regarding bone marrow transplant recipients have a positive effect on improving nurses' knowledge and reported practices. Recommendation: Provide continuous in-service training instructional guidelines regarding bone marrow transplant recipients to nurses in different healthcare settings.