Instructional guidelines and group discussion effects on new nurses' competency regarding nursing care of preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Premature birth was once one of the leading causes of infant mortality. Premature infants require improved medical and nursing skills from a highly competent nursing team.

Purpose

This investigation aimed to assess the effects of instructional guidelines and group discussion on new nurses' competency in preterm infants caring at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Methods

A single-anonymized, two-group pre-test and post-test study design was accompanied in 2022. The study was accompanied for 50 newly graduated nurses concerned with competence in nursing management of preterm infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in two hospitals: Al-Namas General Hospital, KSA, and the Pediatric Hospital of Assiut University, Egypt. Two groups were randoml

SUBMITTER: Asiri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219499 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature