In Service Training Program About Radiation Safety Measures Among Nurses and Technicians at Main Assuit University Hospital

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Nursing Specialist in Nursing Technical Institution for Boys At Assiut, Egypt

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

Abstract

Education and training of staff are important elements to create safety measures as potential contributing factors to risks and hazards of health care associated injury or harm and as intervention used in eliminating or preventing harm. Aim: to improve knowledge and practices of nurses and technicians about radiation safety measures. Research design: Quiz-experimental research design was used . Setting: It was conducted in Main Assuit University hospital. Sample: 105 nurses and technicians selected randomly. Tools: Two tools was used, self-administrative questionnaire and observation check list. The study was carried through 3 stages: preparatory, implementation and evaluation stage. Results: It showed that 83.8 % of studied participants had poor score of knowledge about radiation safety measures in pretest with improvement in post-test. Also there was statistical significant difference (P-value=0.000) between mean score of pre, post and follow up tests of Radiation Safety Measures program. Conclusion: Majority of the studied sample having poor score of knowledge and practice before in service program and improvement in their knowledge and practice occur in posttest and follow up after implementation the program. Recommendations: Periodic in –service training program for nurses and technicians about radiation safety measures should be done.

Keywords

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 28. - Serial Number 2
2nd international Upper Egypt Nursing Colleges Conference 4th international Conference Nursing College Assiut University
February 2022
Pages 190-201

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics