Effect of Orientation Program on Undergraduate Nursing Student's Performance regarding Blood Donation

Abstract

Background: Despite the growing demand for blood and its products, some people, particularly the youth, are reluctant to donate blood. Aim: To evaluate the effect of the orientation program on undergraduate nursing students' performance regarding blood donation. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting:The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt on the undergraduate nursing students. Subjects: The sample consisted of convenient 900 undergraduate nursing students selected from the previous setting. Tool: A self-administered related questionnaire was designed using an electronic survey (Google form) which included four parts: Part I: undergraduate nursing students' demographic characteristics, Part 2: undergraduate nursing students' knowledge regarding blood donation, Part 3: undergraduate nursing students' attitudes regarding blood donation, Part 4: undergraduate nursing students' practices regarding blood donation. The link to the survey was sent to the respondents via WhatsApp groups. Results: The study result revealed that more than onethird of studied undergraduate nursing students had a poor level of knowledge, and more than half of them had an inadequate level of practice about blood donation before the implementation of the program. The majority of students had a good level of knowledge and most of them had a satisfactory level of practice after implementing the program. There was a highly statistically significant difference and improvement in undergraduate nursing students' knowledge, attitude, and practice after program implementation than pre-implementation. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that orientation program had positive effects on improving undergraduate nursing students' performance regarding blood donation. Recommendations: The study recommended organized blood donation orientation program are required to increase undergraduate nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward blood donations.