Impact of Nursing Intervention Protocol about Polytrauma Care during the Golden Hour on Nurses’ Performance

Background: The golden hour following a traumatic event is characterized by the
need for rapid assessment and immediate resuscitation treatment, which represent the
fundamental principles of Advanced Trauma Life Support. Aim: This study aimed to assess
the impact of nursing intervention protocol about polytrauma care during the golden hour on
nurses‟ performance. Research hypothesis: This study was hypothesized that the nurses‟
knowledge and practice will be significantly improved after implementing nursing
intervention protocol. Research Design: A quasi-experimental design study with one group < /div>
pre-test post-test approach was used to achieve the aim of the present study. Setting: it was
conducted at Emergency departments affiliated to Ain Shams university hospitals. Subjects:
A Convenient sample of all available nurses (thirty) working in Emergency departments.
Tools: I- Self-administered nurses‟ polytrauma care knowledge questionnaire, it was used to
assess nurses‟ knowledge regarding management of patient with polytrauma during the
golden hour and II- Nurses‟ polytrauma care practice observational checklist: to assess
nurses‟ practice regarding management of patients with polytrauma during the golden hours.
Results: it was found that two thirds of the nurses were between twenty five to forty years,
and less than half of them were graduated from nursing institute. There were highly
statistically significant differences in knowledge and practice regarding care of patients with
polytrauma during the golden hour with marked improvement post implementation among
studied nurses. There was a significant relation between studied nurses' knowledge &
practice and gender & education. Conclusion: there was an improvement in knowledge and
practice post nursing intervention protocol implementation among studied nurses with
statistically significant differences between pre- and post- knowledge, and practice.
Recommendations: Replication of the study on a large probability sample for results
generalization and Improve and update nurses‟ knowledge and skills about management of
patients with polytrauma during the golden hour.