The effect of the staff development program on nursing evidence-based performance regarding Covid -19 pandemic in the obstetrics - gynaecology and paediatrics departments

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 pandemic constituted significant challenges in obstetric and pediatric health care services. Maternity and paediatrics staff are at high risk of occupational exposure to Covid-19, predominantly among pregnant women and children often asymptomatic for Covid-19 so that infections may go unrecognized. Staff development programs regarding infection prevention and control using nursing evidence-based practice regarding the covid -19 pandemic in the obstetrics -gynaecology and paediatrics wards were part of the needed response. Aim: Evaluate the effect of the staff development program on Nursing Evidence-Based performance regarding the Covid -19 pandemic in the obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatrics departements. Methodology: A quasi-experimental method and an interventional pre and post-test were used to study a sample of 112 nurses. A purposive sample technique was used to choose the sample from the obstetricsgynaecology and paediatrics departements using 4 tools to collect the data Results: The findings revealed a marked improvement in nurses' Knowledge of COVID-19 post-implementation of the program compared to pre-intervention. 79.5 % of the studied sample have good Knowledge regarding Covid-19 post implementation of the program, compared to 38.4 % pre-implementation. Also, 26.0% of them carried out the practice needed for Covid-19 most of the time post-program compared to 4.5% post program, and 28.0 % of the studied sample had a positive attitude regarding Covid-19 post implementation program, compared to 17.0 pre-implementation. Moreover, 91% of them were satisfied with the program compared to 9% dissatisfied. Conclusion: Translating evidence into practice during a Covid-19 pandemic to establishing a staff development program is the best possible provision of healthcare and guarantees preventive measures for the healthcare providers and is critical in facing Covid-19 and working in the complete chain of health care.Recommendations: A staff development program related to Covid-19 must be periodically held for maternity and pediatric health staff.

Effect of Evidence-Based Practice Program on Internship Students' Performance at the Maternity Nursing Departments

“…This indicates the success of the program and its achievement of the objectives for which it was set. This agrees with (Elsabaa et al, 2022and Elkashif et al, 2021, Mageda et al, 2020 It is clear from the results that there is a statistically significant improvement between the performance of the internship students towards the first, second, and third stages of childbirth as well as the care of newborns and mothers after birth before and after the implementation of the program. There is a significant improvement in the performance of the internship students immediately after the program implementation and eight weeks after the program implementation compared to their performance before the program.…”