Evidence Based Practice Intervention Effectiveness for Nurses on Integrative Developmental Care of Mothers and their Neonates in Rural Health Settings

Abstract

Background: Recently health care professionals have diverse levels of evidence-based practice knowledge and skills, liable on their education, experience, and own interest. However, providing an organization of baseline information on EBP permits nurses educational and incorporation evidence into daily practice which become a must for developmental care of mother and their neonates. Aim: Study aimed to evaluate evidence-based practice intervention effectiveness for nurses on integrative developmental care of mothers and their neonates in rural health settings Subject and Methods: A quasi-experimental prospective with pre- post-test, and comparative research design was used, study setting was in 1-Health Insurance Hospital affiliated to the General Insurance Sector, 2- Fayoum General Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health belong to Fayoum governorate, Egypt. A non-probability convenience sampling technique was used with a total number of (90n). Results: The study results showed that, a highly significant difference (P <0.001) related to EBP developing nurses' skills in both hospitals, a highly statistically significance difference (P= <0.001) in both hospitals related to nurses satisfactory knowledge pre and post intervention regarding integrative developmental care of mothers and their neonates, also a highly statistically significance difference (P= <0.001) related to nurses‟ performance (pre and post intervention) regarding integrative developmental care (IDC) of neonates in both hospitals were found. Conclusion: The present study had accepted the research hypothesis by evidence that, EBP intervention program on IDC of mothers and their neonates had positive effect on nurses and improve their knowledge and practices in rural health settings. Also, a high significant difference related to developing nurses' skills and their age, education, experience, position, and Attending relevant work shop. Recommendation: It is recommended that, EBP training program should be implemented to all managerial categories to get their commitment for improve practices, and staff nurses educate about developmental care should be conducted.