Abstract
Aim: to applying a nursing reporting system at the Suez Canal University Hospital. A quasi experimental design was used to conduct the present study.The study was conducted at the Suez Canal University hospital. A convenience sample of 300 nurses and all head nurses (n=22). Two tools were used to collect data, namely; questionnaire sheet and auditing sheet. Results:Before implementation of the program more than half of nurses and head nurses (67% & 88.4%, respectively) had inadequate knowledge regarding intradepartmental nursing reporting, while after the implementation of the program all of the nurses and the highest percentages of head nurses had adequate knowledge (100% & 90.7% respectively). The head nurses had unsatisfactory practice regarding intradepartmental nursing reporting before implementation of the program (86.9%), while after implementation of the program the highest percentage of them had a satisfactory level (87.3%). Conclusion and recommendation: There were positive correlations between the total mean score of knowledge and practice of head nurses regarding intradepartmental nursing reporting after implementation of the training program. It is recommended that should be close monitoring and supervision of nurses' staff to ensure that they follow guidelines of nursing report.
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