EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON IMPROVING NURSE’S KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDS CLINICAL HANDOVER

Mawahib Abdelgader Musa Basher*, Zubaida Abu humida Babiker, Sally Ebrahim Ali, Azahir Yousif Mohammed, Amna Omer Abd-Alrahman Alrayah

ABSTRACT

An accurate handover of clinical information is importance to reduce the communication errors, which is linked to continuous and safe care for patients. Training programs should be conducted to avoid the risks related to inappropriate handover. A quasi-experimental study was carried out on a total number of nurses affiliated to Elmek Nimer University Hospital (124 nurses). This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an educational program on improving nurse’s knowledge and practice regards clinical handover. The data was collected using two tools (Structured Questionnaire, and An Observational Checklist ISBAR). Results of the study revealed that the educational program was effective method to improve the level of knowledge and practice among nurses towards clinical handover with statistically significance. It is recommended to conduct educational programs about clinical handover to improve the continuity and quality of patient care.

Keywords: handover, educational program, knowledge, practice.