APPLICATION OF IOWA MODEL EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ON MATERNITY NURSES REGARDING POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE

Abstract

The Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice give usguide line for nursing decisions to manage day-to-day practical work which haveeffect on patient healthbased on -solving problems through scientific procedures and recognized for its applicability's and usingthrough multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. Aim of study was to apply Iowa model Evidence-Based practice on maternity Nurses regarding Postpartum Hemorrhage. Quasi study used in Obstetric and Genecology Hospital at Ain Shams Hospital. Seventy nurses were work in labor and delivery units/Ain Shams Hospital. Throughout using2tools for data collection as 1- structured self-administered questionnaire: include two parts; A-Socio demographic characteristics of the study nurses B-:Assessment of nurses’ knowledge regarding EBP &PPH. 2- Observational checklist for evaluating nursing management regarding PPH. 45.7% of nurses have poor knowledge before interventionmodel and 80.0% have good knowledge post intervention . 84.3% have unsatisfactory practices toward PPH management before intervention of the model. Meanwhile, after intervention 87.1% had satisfactory practices respectively. IOWA model EBP has appositive effect on nurse’s knowledge and practices regarding PPH. Highly significantly difference before / after knowledge and practice regarding PPH (P ≤ 0.001). from our data we could concluded that, developing teaching programs and periodical training regarding IOWA Model evidence based practice.Specific procedure booklets should be available to standardize the nursing care provided in obstetrics department.