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EFFECT OF PROPOSED PROGRAM OF PATIENT SAFETY ON NURSE’S KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITY OF CARE AT KOSTI AND RABAK TEACHING HOSPITALS-SUDAN
Authors: Dr. Hayat Fadllalah Mukhtar , Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Osman Ahmed
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Background: The profession of Nursing has been at the forefront of patient safety taking special
attention to the training and education of its workforce. Internationally, the International Council
of Nurses (ICN) has been tackling this issue with force since it established that Patient safety is
fundamental to quality health and nursing care
Aim: To study the impact of a design propose program for nurses about patient safety and
evaluate the impact of it on nurses knowledge.
Methodology: This was quiz experimental study, one hundred eight nurses were included as all
the entire population meeting the inclusion criteria taken as a sample, using census to achieve a
desirable level of precision, the data was collected in four phases using a self-administered
questionnaire, phase one include an orientation about the training program. Phase two (pretest
data), in which the questionnaire was distributed for nurses and each one was allowed sufficient
time to fill it. After collection of pretest data the nurses were received the training program, the
training was continued for four months. Phase three: A posttest was obtained from the participants
at the end of the program, the same self-administrative questionnaire. Follow up phase include the
same process in phase three after one, two and three months to make sure of the consistency. The
data was analyzed by (SPSS) program with (P. value, mean, standard deviation, T. test and chi
squire test).
Results: The present study revealed that the nurse’s knowledge were improved affected by the
proposed training program. The mean of nurse’s knowledge regarding maintain patient safety
was improved ,in pre intervention ( 3.77 +/- Std 1.24 ) to be ( 4.44 +/- Std 0.60 ) in posttest I
which get better to ( 4.93 +/- Std 0.283 ) in posttest II , and it was ( 4.13 +/- Std 0.613 ) in posttest
III, there was highly statistically significant association between the nurses knowledge and
application of training program (p=0.000).
Recommendations: Great emphasis should be directed towards the educational aspects on patient
safety by providing educational posters, guidelines, pamphlets, manual and modern educational
facilities, collaboration should be encourage between institutions and federal ministry of health to
formalize a protocol of patient safety.