Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Standard Precautions for Hemorrhagic Fever

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational program on nurses’ knowledge and practices about preventive measures of hemorrhagic fever and to find a relationship between nurses’ knowledge and demographic data Methods and Materials: A quasi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest design was employed on a purposive sample of 100 nurses at Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Basrah, with the study group receiving an "educational program" for two months. The data were gathered using a questionnaire that included demographics, knowledge, and practices about recommended precautions for hemorrhagic fever. The nurses' knowledge and practice scores were evaluated before and during the intervention. Findings: The findings indicated a statistically significant difference in nurses' knowledge scores before and after the educational program (mean 6.4200 ± SD 0.64175, P-value 0.000) and in practice scores (mean 6.4800 ± SD 0.90891, P-value 0.000). Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between demographic data and nurses' knowledge and practice of standard precautions. Conclusion: The nurses' knowledge and practice about standard precautions for hemorrhagic fever were markedly enhanced after the education program. Consequently, it is recommended that nurses attend frequent teaching seminars on conventional precautions.