TY - JOUR ID - 266524 TI - Evaluate Knowledge & Practice of Nurses Regarding Care of Women with Cesarean Section JO - Egyptian Journal of Health Care JA - EJHC LA - en SN - 1687-9546 AU - Sayed Mosaad, Fatma AU - Ragb Abo Shabana, Kamilia AU - Metwaly Mohamad, Sabah AD - M.Sc in Obstetrics and Gynecology- Ain Shams University AD - Professor of Maternity Neonatal Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 13 IS - 4 SP - 997 EP - 1009 KW - cesarean section KW - Nurses’ Knowledge KW - practical skills DO - 10.21608/ejhc.2022.266524 N2 - Background: Nurses had play a multidisplinary role as a direct care provider who must provide competent nursing care based upon evidence base research finding for women undergoing cesarean section. Aim: evaluate knowledge & practice of nurses regarding care of women with cesarean section Study Design: descriptive design. Setting: the study was conducted at 6 inpatient units’ at maternity hospital Ain shams University. Sampling: purposive sample included 38 nurses. Tools of data collection: were structured interviewing questionnaire sheet & observational checklist. Results: the study finding revealed that 68.4% had poor knowledge and 57.9% had poor practice regarding care of cesarean section. Conclusion: there were more than two third of study sample had incorrect knowledge related to cesarean section and slightly more than half of them had incorrect practice. Recommendations provide periodic in service – training program regarding cesarean section care. UR - https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/article_266524.html L1 - https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/article_266524_16be9acff987421f9a54d77f20febf51.pdf ER -