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Abstract
improving nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding thrombolytic therapy
will prevent the complications resulting from error of administration of thrombolytics,
which will have a direct impact on patient’s progress and decrease hospital stay. Aim of
the study: Evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses’ knowledge and practice
regarding thrombolytic therapy among patients with acute myocardial infarction, Design:
Quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. Setting: The present study was
carried out at Critical Care Units affiliated to the Suez Canal University Hospital, Subject:
A convenient sample of all available staff nurses (40 nurses) who were working at the
previously mentioned settings, Tools of data collection: The data were collected using
two tools named nurses’ knowledge assessment questionnaire and nurses’ observational
checklist, Results: The majority of studied nurses (92.5%) had satisfactory level of
knowledge and (97.5%) satisfactory level of practice satisfactory level regarding
thrombolytic therapy post intervention of educational program. The post and follow upintervention mean knowledge and practice score was high, when compared with preintervention mean knowledge and practice score, Conclusion: there was statistically
significant improvement in the nurses’ knowledge and practice mean scores regarding
thrombolytic therapy in post and follow up compared to pre- program implementation. ,
Recommendations: Offering designed educational program supported with evidencebased practices based on the nurses’ needs to improve their knowledge and practices
related to thrombolytic therapy.
Keywords: Myocardial infarction, Thrombolytic therapy, educational program, Nurses’
knowledge and p.