Impact of Simulated Education program on Nurses’ Performance of Invasive Procedure at Intensive Care Units: Evidence Based Practice

Abstract

Inadequate nurse’s knowledge and poor skills associated with negative outcome. EBP help CCNs to apply invasive procedure safely at ICU through simulated education. Aim: To evaluate the impact of simulated education on  nurses’ knowledge and performance about invasive procedure at Intensive Care Units : evidence based practice. Subject and method: quasi-experimental design, purposive sample of all ICUs nurses, number were 65 nurses whom assigned to work at ICUs of Minia University Hospitals in Minia City, Egypt. Results: More than half of them (61.5%) were female and (38.5 %) male. The majority of them were new graduated less than 5 years of experience (81.6%). (100 %) of CCNs had unsatisfactory knowledge about EBP and ideal performance of invasive procedures before education, after it  their knowledge improved to (87.7%) and (84.6) at post and follow up program. After educational program the majority of CCNs apply invasive procedure using EBP satisfactory at the post program and follow up program phase. There were a statistically significant improvement of CCNs  mean score in all dimensions related to general performance post program and follow up program. Conclusion: There were a positive correlation between EBP knowledge, procedural intervention and general performance after the simulated education program.