@article{ajnr20221023,
author={{Ghonem, Ghonem Elsayed and Mohamed, Yosreah Mohamed and Gaballah, Samia Hussieny and Hassan, Manal Salah},
title={Effect of Educational Program on NursesĄŻ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Thrombolytic Therapy among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={10},
number={2},
pages={58--66},
year={2022},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/10/2/3},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b><b>:</b> improving nursesĄŻ practice regarding thrombolytic therapy will prevent the complications resulting from error of administration of thrombolytics, which will have a direct impact on patient's progress and decrease hospital stay. <b>Aim of the study: </b>Evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses' knowledge and practice regarding thrombolytic therapy among patients with acute myocardial infarction, <b>Design: </b>Quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. <b>Setting:</b> The present study was carried out at Critical Care Units affiliated to the Suez Canal University Hospital, <b>Subject: </b>A convenient sample of all available staff nurses (40 nurses) who were working at the previously mentioned settings,<b> Tools of data collection: </b>The data were collected using two tools named nurses' knowledge assessment questionnaire<i> </i>and nurses' observational checklist.<b> Results</b><b>:</b> The majority of studied nurses (92.5%) had satisfactory level of knowledge regarding thrombolytic therapy post intervention of educational program. The post and follow up-intervention mean knowledge score was high 23.425, 21.825 respectively when compared with pre-intervention mean practice score 13.45 with P value &lt; .001. also, the majority of studied nurses (97.5%) had satisfactory level of practice regarding thrombolytic therapy post intervention of educational program. The post and follow up-intervention mean practice score was high 37.95, 36.05 respectively when compared with pre-intervention mean practice score 24.05 with P value &lt; .001.<b> Conclusion: </b>there was statistically significant improvement in the nurses' knowledge and practice mean scores regarding thrombolytic therapy in post and follow up phases compared to pre- program implementation phase. <b>Recommendation</b>, regular Application of educational programs to improve nurse's practice in competent level related to administration of thrombolytic therapy.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-10-2-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}