Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Nurse's Knowledge about Complication for Snake Bite in the Emergency Department فاعلية برنامج تعليمي في معارف الممرضين حول المضاعفات لدغة الافعى في قسم الطوارئ
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Objective: Assess the efficacy of an educational programme designed to improve nurses' understanding of complication of snake bites while working in the emergency department.
Methodology: The current study employed a quasi-experimental design, utilising a pre-test/post-test methodology to assess changes between the control group and the study group subsequent to the implementation of the educational program.. The research was conducted between 25 December 2023 to 14 February The study population was all ED staff nurses 100 nurses who were available during data collection time and worked in ED for more than 1 year in Al-Shamiya General Hospital - Diwaniyah Health Directorate Iraq.
.Result: The educational program demonstrates a remarkable impact on the knowledge of the nurses in the study group, as evidenced by the substantial and statistically significant difference in posttest scores (p <.001).
Conclusion: At post-evaluation, the knowledge of emergency department nurses regarding complication for snakebite had been enhanced subsequent to the implementation of the educational program
Recommendation: Periodically organising and expanding the number of educational programmes and courses that adhere to the global protocols authorised by the World Health Organisation and the Iraqi Health Organisation in order to accommodate the greatest number of nurses possible while ensuring that they contain current information.
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