Evaluate Knowledge & Practice of Nurses Regarding Care of Women with Cesarean Section

Abstract

Background: Nurses had play a multidisplinary role as a direct care provider who must provide competent nursing care based upon evidence base research finding for women undergoing cesarean section. Aim: evaluate knowledge & practice of nurses regarding care of women with cesarean section Study Design: descriptive design. Setting: the study was conducted at 6 inpatient units' at maternity hospital Ain shams University. Sampling: purposive sample included 38 nurses. Tools of data collection: were structured interviewing questionnaire sheet & observational checklist. Results: the study finding revealed that 68.4% had poor knowledge and 57.9% had poor practice regarding care of cesarean section. Conclusion: there were more than two third of study sample had incorrect knowledge related to cesarean section and slightly more than half of them had incorrect practice. Recommendations provide periodic in service -training program regarding cesarean section care. Key wards: cesarean section, nurses' knowledge, practical skills. Introduction:Cesarean section (CS) is an important lifesaving operation when vaginal delivery might pose a risk to a mother or baby. However, if not medically indicated or if performed under suboptimal conditions, CS can cause maternal and fetal complications, including death. According to the World Health Organization (2015), at the population level, CS rates higher than 10 percent are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality rates.

Effect of Instructional Technology on Maternity Nurses’ Performance and Satisfaction of Women Undergoing CS

“…Regarding nurses' performance in caesarean section care, there was highly statistically significant difference between pre and post intervention for nurses regarding practical skills of caesarean section care. This result comes in agreement with Sayed et al, (2022) who revealed that nearly two thirds of the studied sample had incorrect practical skills within Two hours post caesarean section and more than half of the studied sample had incorrect practical skills about nursing care for caesarean section. Also, these results agree with El-Khawaga et al, (2019) who revealed that there was highly significant between total practices of studied nurses and their knowledge.…”

“…This result comes in agreement with Fatthy & Tolba, (2021) who showed that slightly less than three quarters of studied sample had inadequate knowledge regarding CS and its management before implementing nursing management intervention but after implementing nursing management their knowledge improved. Also Sayed et al, (2022) added that more than half of the studied sample had incorrect knowledge regarding to complications & reasons for CS respectively and more than three quarters of studied sample had incorrect knowledge about nursing care for caesarian section. These findings were supported by Hussien et al, (2021) who carried out a quasi-experimental (pre post-test) to assess the "Impact of enhanced recovery pathway application outcomes on nurses and women undergoing cesarean section" in a rural area in Egypt and found that nurses' knowledge of all aspects of the CS had improved which enhanced women recovery.…”