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Effect of nursing educational protocol on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice regarding Antibiotics Administration and Anaphylaxis Management

Research Authors
Anaam Mohamed Hassan1; Samia Khalaf Mohamed2; Salwa Abd Al Gaid Abd El-Rheman1; Marwa Ali Almasry Almasry email 3 1Fellow of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt
Research Member
Research Date
Research Year
2024
Research Journal
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Research Publisher
Assiut University, Faculty of Nursing
Research Vol
12
Research Rank
46
Research_Pages
8
Research File
Research Abstract

Background: Antibiotic administration can induce a life-threatening condition known as anaphylaxis, so correct administering antibiotics and efficient management of anaphylaxis from nurses is crucial for lifesaving all patients. Aim: Assess the effect of nursing educational protocol on the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management. Method: Aquasi-experimental research design (pre- and post-test). Setting: The study was conducted in the medical and pediatric departments at Assuit University Hospital. Subjects: 300 nurses employed in the medical and pediatric departments. Tools: (1)a structured questionnaire sheet to assess nurses` knowledge about antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management (2) Pre/ Post Nurses' practice intradermal (ID ) hypersensitivity skin test. Results: The mean age of the studied nurses was 36.1±7.0 years,82.0% of them were female , and highly statistically significant differences, indicating improvement was founded between nurses` knowledge and practice before and after implementing nursing educational protocol about antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management (P=0.001***). Conclusion: The application of nursing educational protocols was effective and successfully improved the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding antibiotic administration and anaphylaxis management. Recommendation: Establishing nursing educational protocols in hospitals will improve the nurses' knowledge and practice about how to manage anaphylaxis occurrences.