Effect of Educational Sessions for Abortive Care on Maternity Nurses' Performance
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Improvement in maternity nurses' practices regarding abortion care
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of structured educational sessions for abortive women on the practices of maternity nurses.
The study aims to enhance nurses' clinical skills and patient care related to abortion management.
Participants will:
Attend educational sessions designed to improve nursing practices
Participate in activities and discussions led by experienced instructors
Be observed before and after the sessions to assess changes in clinical practices
The study will compare nursing practices before and after the intervention to determine the overall impact of the educational sessions on professional performance and patient care quality.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Registered maternity nurses working in obstetrics or gynecology departments.
- •Having at least one year of clinical experience in maternity or reproductive health units.
- •Willing to participate and provide informed consent.
- •Able to read and understand the educational materials provided.
- •Present at the workplace during the study and follow-up periods.
- •Not previously involved in similar abortion care training programs.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Nurses on maternity or annual leave during the study period.
- •Administrative or non-clinical nursing staff.
- •Nurses with less than one year of professional experience.
- •Refusal to participate or withdrawal at any stage of the study.
- •Attendance of any concurrent external training on abortion or reproductive health during the study.
- •Incomplete participation in the educational intervention sessions.
Arms & Interventions
Educational Intervention Group
All maternity nurses in this study received an educational intervention about abortion care practices, including pre-, immediate-, and post-abortion nursing care. The intervention aimed to improve nurses' practical skills through lectures, demonstrations, and discussions
Intervention: Educational Training Program on Abortion Care (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Improvement in maternity nurses' practices regarding abortion care
Time Frame: Before and three months after the educational intervention
The primary outcome will measure change in maternity nurses' practices repre, immediate and post-abortion care using practical observational checklist for abortive care and structured evaluation tool administered before and after the educational sessions .
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported