Effect of Educational program on Nurses’ Performance Regarding Prevention of Infection among Children Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition

Background: Total parenteral nutrition is vital for children who unable to consume their food through gastrointestinal system, there are a lot of complications; the most common and serious is blood infection. The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses’ performance about prevention of infection among children receiving total parenteral nutrition. Subjects and method: Subjects: A convenience sampling of thirty five nurses from Tanta University Hospital and fifteen nurses from Al-Mabra Hospital. Fifty children at Intensive Care Units that were received total parenteral nutrition. Setting: The study conducted at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Tanta Main University Hospital and Al Mabra Tanta Hospital . Four tools were used to collect data : Tool I; structured interview schedule to collect sociodemographic data of nurses and assess nurses, knowledge, Tool II; assess nurses performance using observational check lists, Tool III; laboratory investigation related to infection of children receiving total parenteral nutrition: (ESR, CRP, WBC S , Blood culture), Tool IV; physiological and physical measurement of children Results: revealed that educational program have positive effect on both knowledge and practice of nurses regarding prevention of infection and significance improvement in condition of children receiving total parenteral nutrition. Conclusion : Educational program have positive effect on performance of nurses, physiological and physical condition of children and prevention of infection occur with total parenteral nutrition. Recommendation: implementation of educational and training programs should be encouraged and repeated for pediatric intensive care unit children who received total parenteral nutrition to prevent infection.