Develop Guidelines Instructions for Nurses Regarding Caring of Children Suffering from Favism

Abstract

Background: Favism is a potentially life-threatening hemolytic anemia that can result from the ingestion of fava beans and broad beans and affecting over 400 million people worldwide. Aim of the study: was to develop guidelines instructions for nurses regarding caring of children suffering from favism. Design: A quasi-experimental design. Setting: This study was conducted at hematological units in children hospital affiliated to both Ain Shams and Tanta University hospitals. Subjects: A convenience sample of 50 nurses and 50 children was obtained from the previous mentioned settings. Tools: Two tools were utilized for data collection I- A structured questionnaire sheet to assess nurses characteristic and their knowledge regarding favism. II- observational checklist to assess nurses practices regarding care of children with favism. Results: Nearly half of the studied nurses aged 20 >30 years and more than two fifth of them had >5 years of experience in hematological units. There was statistically significant difference between pre / post guidelines regarding nurses's total knowledge and their total practices as regards care of children with favism. Conclusion: The designed guidelines instructions led to significant improvement performance among the studied nurses toward care of children suffering from favism post guidelines implementation Recommendations: The study recommended that, periodic refreshing training should be provided for all nurses working in hematological department regarding care of children with favism to up to date their knowledge.