Impact of Social Media-Based Training Program on Nurses' Performance in Caring Children with Chest Tube

Youssef El-Sheikh, Ohoud; Ahmed Abd El Aziz, Magda; Ebrahim Fouda, Maha; Mohammed Rashad Ahmed Behiry, Eman; Abd Allah Salem Ramdan, Marwa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.411990

Impact of Social Media-Based Training Program on Nurses' Performance in Caring Children with Chest Tube

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

² 2 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

³ 3Lecturer, Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, Egypt

⁴ 4Lecturer in nursing education , Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour university

⁵ 5 Lecturer, Pediatric Nursing , Faculty of Nursing- Beni Suef University, Pediatric Nursing Department

10.21608/ejhc.2025.411990

Abstract

Background: Chest tube is a widely applied therapeutic postsurgical intervention in respiratory and cardiothoracic care. The chest tube can be a life-saving intervention for children with pneumothorax, effusions, and hemothorax. It is however associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Aim: This study aimed to determine the impact of social media-based training program on nurses' performance in caring children with chest tube. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The research was conducted at the Pediatric Chest Intensive Care Unit affiliated with Beni Suef University Hospital, Egypt. Subject: A convenient sample included all (50) nurses who worked in the previously selected setting. Tools: Tool I: Nurses' personal data, Tool II: Nurses' knowledge and Tool III: Nurses' practices observation checklist (pre and post). Results: This study revealed a statistically significant improvement in nurses' knowledge and practices respectively pre and post-social media-based teaching. Conclusion: The current study concluded that social media-based teaching positively improves nurses' knowledge and practices in caring children with chest tubes. Recommendation: Provide continuous in-service training for nurses caring for children with chest tubes in different healthcare settings.

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