Effect of Educational Nursing Intervention on Nurse's Practice among Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

: Educational nursing intervention is performed to help the nurses to perform their roles and activities that are given to patients. Purpose of the study: to determine the effect of educational nursing intervention on Nurse's Practice among Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized (pre and posttest). Setting: The study was carried out at the endoscopic unit of Liver Institute at Shebin EL Kom District, Menoufia Governorate. Sample: A convenient sample of 25 nurses was selected for this study. Instruments : Two instruments were used. First instrument was a structured interviewing questionnaire. Second instrument was observation checklist for nurse’s practice. Results: There was an improvement in total mean score of nurses’ knowledge from 0.63±0.15 pre intervention to 0.90±0.071post intervention. There was an improvement in the total nurse's practice score from 0.35±0.82pre intervention to 0.74±0.064 post intervention. Conclusion : Total knowledge, practice scores of nurses were improved after implementing of nursing intervention. Recommendation : Periodic training programs should be carried out for nurses in endoscopic unit to improve, update, refreshing their knowledge and practice regarding endoscope