Develop Guidelines Instructions for Nurses Regarding Caring of Children Suffering from Favism

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 B.Sc., Nursing Sciences - Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt.

2 Professor of Pediatric Nursing- Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt.

3 Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing- Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt.

Abstract

This study aimed to: Effect of Guidelines Instructions on Nurses Regarding Caring of
Children suffering from Favism. Subjects and Methods: a quasi-experimental study was
conducted at hematological units in children hospital affiliated to both Ain Shams and Tanta
University hospitals. Subjects: A convenience sample include total number of 50 nurses.
Tools: A structured questionnaire to assess nurses characteristic and their knowledge
regarding favism, . II- observational checklist to assess nurses practices regarding care of
children with favism and A guiding Booklet about favism. Results: : nearly half (48%) of
studied nurses their age were 20>30 years and more than two fifth of them (44%) held >5
years of experience in hematological units, There was statistically significant difference
between Pre / Post guidelines regarding nurses' total level of knowledge and their total level
of practices as regards care for children with favism . Conclusion: The designed guidelines
instructions led to significant improvement of knowledge and performance of the studied
nurses toward care of children with favism. Recommendations: The study recommended
that, periodic refreshing training should be provided for all nurses working in hematological
department and caring of children with favism. A manual guided booklet about favism
should be available for all nurses working in hematological unit.

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