Abstract
Abstract Background and Aim Patient safety in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is one of the highest priority issues on the health care quality agenda worldwide. Efforts are needed to improve neonatal safety in NICU. The present study evaluated the effect of educational intervention on neonatal safety. Materials and Methods Quasi-experimental study was conducted in three major hospitals, including the health care workers in their NICU during the period of study from May 2016 to May 2018. Neonatal safety standards were evaluated using an observational checklist after its validation by a pilot study. An intervention educational program was conducted in the three hospitals, followed by a reevaluation of the standards. All staff members (58 physicians and 69 nurses) participated in the three stages of the study. Results The interventional program resulted in significant improvement of the health care workers implementation of the general (90.6 ± 15.1 vs. 127.6 ± 7.02, p = 0.016) and specific (50.6 ± 17.1 vs. 96.1 ± 13.2, p = 0.04) Egyptian Neonatal Safety Standards. Conclusion Training and increasing the awareness of health care workers of the neonatal safety standards can significantly increase the fulfilment of these standards in both secondary and tertiary care neonatal units.
Highlights
Patient safety is the absence of accidental injury through the establishment of an operation process to minimize errors.[1]
The interventional program resulted in significant improvement of the health care workers implementation of the general (90.6 Æ 15.1 vs. 127.6 Æ 7.02, p 1⁄4 0.016) and specific (50.6 Æ 17.1 vs. 96.1 Æ 13.2, p 1⁄4 0.04) Egyptian Neonatal Safety Standards
Training and increasing the awareness of health care workers of the neonatal safety standards can significantly increase the fulfilment of these standards in both secondary and tertiary care neonatal units
Summary
Patient safety is the absence of accidental injury through the establishment of an operation process to minimize errors.[1]. Their prolonged hospitalization.[5] The Egyptian Neonatal Safety Training Network (ENSTN) established the neonatal safety standards (NSS) to minimize the potential risks to patient safety in NICU.[2] These standards help to eliminate the factors responsible for errors[6] and familiarize the staff personnel with patient safety language.[4] there is a remarkable scarcity of patient safety programs that deal with neonatal and perinatal issues.[7]. The present study evaluated the effect of educational intervention on neonatal safety. Neonatal safety standards were evaluated using an observational checklist after its validation by a pilot study. An intervention educational program was conducted in the three hospitals, followed by a reevaluation of the standards. All staff members (58 physicians and 69 nurses) participated in the three stages of the study
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