Effect of an Educational Program on Nurse’s Performance Regard Monitoring Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement for Burned Patients

Ouda Awad, Mansoura; Said Mohamed, Sabah; Mohamed Hamed, Safaa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.134886

Effect of an Educational Program on Nurse’s Performance Regard Monitoring Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement for Burned Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Specialist In Teaching Nursing science - Embaba Technical Health Institute

² Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing -Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

³ Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing- Faculty of Nursing- Benha University

10.21608/ejhc.2020.134886

Abstract

Background; monitoring of fluid balance activities is guides nursing interventions to achieve
physiological stability. Aim; this study aims to evaluate the effect of an educational program on
nurse performance regard monitoring fluid and electrolyte replacement for burned patients.
Research Design: A quasi-experimental research design will be conducted to achieve the
stated aim. Setting: The study will be conducted in burn department at Benha Teaching
Hospital. Subjects: all nurses in mentioned sitting during the period from the beginning of July
2018 to December 2019. Result: the result of this study showed that nearly half of nurses aged
between 30≥ 40 years old, more than half of them had more than 10 years of experience and didn’t
receive previous training about fluids and electrolytes replacement, the minority of nurses had
good total knowledge score regarding monitoring fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy for burn
patient preprogram, then increased to majority post program implementation , less than half of
nurses had satisfactory practices score regarding monitoring fluids and electrolytes replacement
therapy for burn patient preprogram, while increased to majority post program implementation.
Also there are positive correlation between nurse’s knowledge and practice regard monitoring
fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy for burned patient post program Conclusion; the
current study concluded that implementation of health education program has a positive effect on
improvement of the nurses’ knowledge and practices practice regard monitoring fluid and
electrolyte replacement therapy for burned patient post program than preprogram.
Recommendations: This study recommended that emphasize the importance of a continuous in
service educational program regard monitoring fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy for
burned patient, Further study with replication of the current study on a larger probability sample is
recommended to achieve generalization of the results and wider utilization of the designed
educational program

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