The Effects of Constructed Program on Nurses` Practices of Poisoned Children
Author(s): Nuha Saeed Kadhim and Adraa Hussein Shawq*
Abstract
This study was objected to evaluate the effect of constructed program on the nurses` practices for children who diagnosed with chemical poisoning. A Pre-experimental (pre-test, post-test I & II design), non-probability of (30) nurse participated from Al-Basrah Hospital for Maternal and Children, throughout the period 12th of September 2021 to 10th of October 2022. The constructed program based on previous literatures review that related to study purpose. The study instrument composed of nurses` socio-demographic data and questionnaire of (23) items to assess their practices for children with chemical poisoning, a self- report method was used to collect the data. SPSS program was used to analyze the data of the study through percentages, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The study findings showed a statistical significant difference in nurses` practices scores between pre-test and post-test at (p=0.000) after the constructed program. However, no statistical significant difference in practices scores between post-test I and II at (p=0.587) after 4 weeks. The constructed program can used as nursing guideline during care of poisoned children chemically, to prevent complication of poisoning and reduce the burden of care.