Impact of an Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Care of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients at Intensive Care Unit at Suez Canal University Hospital
Background: Aim of this study This study was aiming to evaluate Impact of an Edu cational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and practice Regarding Care of Tr aumatic brain injury Patients at Intensive Care Uni t at Suez Canal University Hospital. Research design: quasi experimental study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at intensive care unit at Suez canal university hospital at Ismailia city. Subject: The study involved all available nurses' worked in intensive care unit at Suez canal university hospi tal at Ismailia city about 30 nurse. Tool of data collection: part (1):Structured Interview Questionnaire tool it includes demographic data, part (2) Nurse's Knowledge regarding care of traumatic brain injury patients, part (3) observational checklist about care of traumatic brain injury patients Results: Total mean knowledge score regarding care of trauma tic brain injury patients were un satisfactory befo r the program implementation and satisfied post progr am implementation. Conclusion: Nurse's level of knowledge and practice in caring of traumatic brain injury patients was un satisfactory before the program implementation and satisfied post program implementation in all items. Recommendation: The study recommended continuous educational progr ams should be planned on regular basis to nurses' caring of traumatic brain injury patient s for enhancing nurses' knowledge and practice to a chieve high quality of care.