Improving nursing knowledge and practice regarding patient safety is very essential that can be achieved through developing standards of intraoperative nursing interventions, clear identification of deficiencies in provision of care, and increasing nurses' awareness regarding their vital role in saving patient life through safe practice. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing a designed educational program on nurses' performance regarding intraoperative surgical patient safety. To fulfill the aim of the study the following two research hypothesis was formulated: 1) there was a significant improvement in nurses' knowledge and practice regarding intraoperative surgical patient safety after implementing the educational program. 2) There was a significant and positive correlation between nurses' knowledge and practice after implementation of the program. Quasi-Experimental research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: this study conducted in specified surgical departments involving (general surgery, orthopedic, urology, and neurology departments) at Benha University Hospital. Convenient Sample of 66 operating room nurses who were actually working in previously mentioned departments had been recruited in the study. Two tools were used to collect data: I: observational checklist (adapted by investigator to assess nurses‟ practice) II: Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet (developed by investigator to assess nurses‟ knowledge).The Results revealed that there is statistically significant positive improvement in nurses‟ performance (knowledge and practice) after program implementation as (p-value at ≤ 6065).Conclusion: on the light of the study‟ findings, it can be concluded that nurses‟ knowledge and practice were poor at pre-program while it had been improved at post program phase (immediate & after 3 months) which reflects that educational program was effective and improve nurses‟ performance regarding patient safety at three phases of operation (sign in , time out, sign out). The study recommended that creating ongoing educational sessions for operating room nurses and periodic refresher training courses should be provided for updating nursing knowledge and practice regarding surgical patient safety |
