Effect of Educational Program for Nurses Regarding Critical Care Bundle on Nurses Performance Caring of Patients in Intensive Care Units

M. Hassan, Marwa; F. Abdalla, Kamelia; M. Mostafa, Fatma; H.Bakr, Zeinab

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.444235

Effect of Educational Program for Nurses Regarding Critical Care Bundle on Nurses Performance Caring of Patients in Intensive Care Units

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ (1) Nursing specialist at the General Office Ministry of Health.

² (2) Professor of Medical – Surgical Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Ain Shams University.

³ (3) Assistant Professor of Medical – Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

⁴ (4) Assistant Professor of Medical – Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

10.21608/ejhc.2025.444235

Abstract

Background: Critically ill patients experience a variety of distressing symptoms during their intensive care stay including pain, agitation, delirium, weakness, and sleep deprivation. Because of the complexity of caring for those patients, these symptoms are often managed by the “ABCDEF” bundle that improves intensive care unit outcomes. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program regarding critical care bundles on nurses’ performance for caring of patients in intensive care units. Design: Quasi experimental research design was used for current study. Setting: Open heart – general Surgery – Neurosurgery intensive care units at Nasser institute hospital affiliated to ministry of health /Egypt. Subject: Convenient sample of all available nurses (80) at previous mention setting. Tools: Nurses’ self-administered Questionnaire and Observational practice checklist. Results: There were highly statistically differences regarding nurses’ level of knowledge about critical care bundle components pre, post program implemented and slightly decline at follow up phases. Conclusion: The implemented educational program had statistically significant positive effect on nurses performance level (knowledge & practices). Recommendation: Conducting in service training program for the critical care nurses in intensive care units at all hospitals for improve nurse’s performance regarding implementation of care bundle for critical ill patients.

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