Impact of educational guidelines-based video-assisted on nurses' performance regarding pediatric blood transfusion-dependent β- thalassemia major

Abstract

Background: Patients with thalassemia major require significant setup management of routine blood transfusion each three to four weeks, and chelation treatment to push out iron from the body makes a refinement that creates well again the result. Aim: To determine the impact of educational guidelines based on video-assisted on nurses' performance regarding pediatric blood transfusion-dependent β- thalassemia major. Methods: Design: To carry out the current investigation, a quasi-experimental research design was employed. Settings: The study was carried out in inpatient and outpatient pediatric departments affiliated with Mansoura University Hospitals. Subjects: All 50 nurses who were included in the convenient sample. Tools of data collection: Tool 1: A structured interviewing questionnaire, consisting of three parts; part 1: Nurses’ demographic data, part 2: and Nurses’ knowledge Questionnaire; Tool 2: Routine Blood Transfusion Knowledge Questionnaire; and Tool (3): Nurses’ observational checklists. Results: Following educational guidelines based on video-assisted, a considerable improvement was found in nurses' overall knowledge and practices addressing pediatric blood transfusion-dependent -thalassemia major. Additionally, there was a correlation between all nurses' knowledge and practices after the implementation of the educational guidelines based on video-assisted learning.