| dc.description.abstract | Background: Nursing process (NP) is an approach of solving problems systematically that should be
utilized by nurses in identification, prevention and treatment of health problems and in promotion of
wellness. However, its knowledge among nurses has been reported to be inadequate.
Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of a NP training intervention on its knowledge level among
nurses.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial conducted in three phases: pre-intervention, intervention and
post-intervention. Multi-stage cluster sampling technique was employed to get a sample of 60 nurses.
Two cohorts of nurses were randomly assigned into experimental (n=30) and control group (n=30)
and data was collected using questionnaires. Only the nurses in experimental cohort received training
on the NP. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data and t-test used to compare mean
differences of the two groups.
Results: In both groups, the participants mean age was 37.2 (±9.3), majority were females (73.3%),
married (73.3%), and had diploma qualification (55.0 %). Before the intervention, the mean NP
knowledge of the control group (M=17.1, SD=6.1) was higher than that of the intervention group
(M=16.4, SD=4.2), t (58) =-0.52, p=0.61. However, after the intervention there was a significant
increase in the mean NP knowledge of the intervention group (M=69.9, SD=11.4) compared to the
control group (M=51.7, SD=11.3), t (57) =6.2, p<0.001.
Conclusion: The NP training intervention had a positive effect on its knowledge level among nurses.
Frequent such trainings are recommended to address the existing NP knowledge gaps among nurses. | en_US |
