Effectiveness of Educational Program on Nurses Knowledge Toward Rehabilitation for Patients with Cardiac Heart Attack | ||
| kufa Journal for Nursing sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, August 2015, Pages 24-30 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed A. Alawee Naseer; Hakema S. Hassan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing education program on the nurses knowledge toward cardiac rehabilitation phase one for patients with heart attack Methodology: A quasi-experimental design study was carried out at AL-Shaiq Ziad; AL-Sader; Al-Karkh ;AL-Karama; Imamein kadhimein medical city and Baghdad hospital in Baghdad city from1st September 2013 to 10 September 2014. The program and instrument were constructed and developed by the researcher for the purpose of the study were: Random sample comprised of (80) nurses was divided in to two groups, study group consisted of (40) nurses exposed to the nursing educational program and control group consisted of (40) nurses were not exposed to the program. The measurement of the effectiveness of educational program through the nurses knowledge includes(33)items concern knowledge related Heart Anatomy; Coronary artery disease and risk factors; diagnostic procedures; medication and treatment; activities of daily living; nutritional status to patients; life style; nursing care . Reliability of instrument was determined through the use of test and retest and the instrument validity was determined through a panel of experts . The analysis of data was use descriptive statistic (Frequencies, Percentage, and Cumulative Percentages , Mean of Score , Standard Deviation and Inferential statistical (Contingency Coefficients, Chi-Square test, Fisher to present the differences between the study and control groups. Results: The results of the study showed that the effectiveness of educational program regarding nurses knowledge toward cardiac rehabilitation phase one for patients with heart attack. Conclusions: The study concluded that the nurses working in Coronary Care Unit having the minimum level of information toward cardiac rehabilitation phase one for patients with cardiac attack. Recommendations: The study recommended that all nurses in the coronary care unit should be involved in the application of educational program was developed in this study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nursing; Education; cardiac; rehabilitation | ||
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