Effectiveness of Health Educational Program on Nurses’ Knowledge Concerning of Developmental Hip Dysplasia at Al-Wasiti Teaching Hospital in Baghdad City Burhan Mohammed H.1, Hattab Khatam M.2,* 1Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad 2Prof. Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad *Corresponding Author: Khatam M. Hattab, Prof., Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Email: khatsmmatsher@yahoo.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Background Nurses role is crucial for DDH due to their routine part in the healthcare facilities made them the individuals who are capable of the disease recognition, thus it is important for ongoing constructed health-education programs being made to assure knowledge refreshing. Early detection and standardized care for the child with DDH post operatively or care address the need for more knowledgeable, trained, skilled nurses in the field of orthopedic nursing specifically in DDH topics. Objective firstly assessing knowledge of the nurses concerning DDH, secondly constructing a health education program for nurses according to the pre-assessed knowledge, thirdly implementing the program to surge nurses’ knowledge about neonatal developmental hip dysplasia, then Finding-out relationship between nurses’ knowledge about DDH with the demographic status (such as age, gender, marital status, academic achievement, years of employment in nursing field, years of practice at Al-Wasiti teaching hospital, having training sessions in nursing as a general, having training sessions about Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, and reviewing knowledge resources within nurse's own area of competence), and finally Evaluating the effectiveness of the program. Methodology A quasi-experimental design with case and control groups being tested in three periods pretest, post-test-1, and post-test-2. The case group participants are tested prior implementing the educational program and in twenty-one days after they are tested post-test-1(in 6th January, 2019) then after same period the post-test-2 had been done (in 27th March, 2019). The control group participants are provided with the questionnaire to answer in same time intervals as in case group but without enrollment in educational program. The study started in 16th December, 2018 to 27th March, 2019. Non probability sample (Purposive) of (80) nurses. 10 preliminary study, 10 pilot study, 30 cases, and 30 controls. Working in a variety of departments of Al-Wasiti Teaching Hospital. Data collection material is done by self-administrated questionnaire form and it was given for nurses to answer after acquiring their agreement in verbal and written consent. Results the study outcomes include low in assessment of nurses’ knowledge prior the educational program and became high-assessment after participation in the program. This is not applied on control group in which participants remain within low-assessment for three periods of testing each test is separated with 21 days period without participating in educational program lectures. Conclusion Nurses’ knowledge concerning neonatal developmental hip dysplasia was improved by the effect of the educational program intervention for the case-group, concluding that effectiveness of the intended program was high advantageous. Recommendations The high advantage effect of the educational program on nurses’ knowledge concerning neonatal DDH in Al-Wasiti teaching hospital, thus recommendation for applying educational programs about this topic for all general or orthopedic hospitals this topic for all general or orthopedic hospitals in Iraq. Top Keywords Effectiveness, Educational program, Nurses knowledge, Developmental dysplasia of the hip; dysplasia. Top |