Impact of training program on nurses' knowledge regarding professional values in Damanhour fever hospital

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1

Abstract

Nursing professional values face some changes due to obvious dynamic changes in social attitudes, advanced science, technology and universal diversity. There are many factors that can affect nurses' professional values including culture, professional experience, education, professional training and effect of nursing expertise on values. Caring, activism, trust,human dignity, professionalism and justices are considered the core of nursing professional values. Aim of the Study: The present study aims to evaluate the impact of an educational program on nurses' knowledge about nursing professional values through implementing one day workshop. Research Design: A quasi experimental research design was used. Pretest was done. Immediately after implementation of the educational program posttest was performed. Setting:This study was conducted at Damanhour fever hospital. Subjects: (n=93) Nurses who are working at fever hospital and accepted to participate in this study were selected. Study instrument:Self-administered questionnaire was developed and was used to measure nurses' knowledge about "Nursing Professional Values" and consisted of six parts. Results: showed significant differences in all nursing professional values dimensions namely, caring, activism, trust, professionalism, justice and over all values, between pre and post program implementation. Conclusion: the used educational program has significant difference on some on nursing professional values. Recommendation: continuous periodical one-day work shop about nursing professional values for all hospital nursing staff and involve all formal nursing institutions including nursing syndicate in this work shop.

Authors and Affiliations

Lucy AbuEl Ela, Azza Ibrahim AbdelKader Habiba, Yaldez K. Zein El Din

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  • EP ID EP444684
  • DOI 10.9790/1959-0801065161.
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Lucy AbuEl Ela, Azza Ibrahim AbdelKader Habiba, Yaldez K. Zein El Din (2019). Impact of training program on nurses' knowledge regarding professional values in Damanhour fever hospital. IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science, 8(1), 51-61. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-444684