Effectivenessof an Educational Program in Improving Nurses' Knowledge Towards Communicable Diseases

Introduction: Diseases brought on by infectious agents—such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi that can be transmitted from one person to another either directly or indirectly are known as communicable diseases. The aim of the study to ascertain whether an educational program is successful in raising nurses' awareness of communicable diseases.Methods: Purposive sampling with a quasi-experimental design using 60 nurses from 8 Mosul hospitals. Data for the current study was collected using a questionnaire form to gauge nurses' knowledge between September 20, 2024, and November 14, 2024. A questionnaire with two axes was used to gather data for this study (knowledge). The first axis describes the demographics of the nurses, including “age, sex, education level, years of service, workplace, number of training courses” they have taken on communicable diseases, and whether they are knowledgeable about communicable diseases. The second axis consists of thirty questions about nurses' understanding of communicable diseases. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for Windows (Version 26) is used to analyze data. Various methods are used to analyze the data.Results: The current study demonstrated the efficacy of an interventional program on nurses beavers by comparing the results of three knowledge tests in four parts: pre-test = poor, post-test 1 = good, and post-test 2 = good. Conclusion: The implementation of the program has improved the performance of all nurses in the study group with regard to communicable diseases.