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A teaching program about clinical teaching and clinical evaluation was designed and delivered to a group of 38 secondary school teachers, and 52 supervisors working in general hospitals in Cairo [Gl], Tanta [G2], and Port-Said [G3]. A quasi-experimental, one group pretest/post-test study was conducted to test the hypothesis that teachers' and supervisors' knowledge, attitude, and practice will be improved after the program. Several tools were utilized for the study: Two pre/post tests, attitude scale, group work forms, participants' evaluation form, and the teaching program. The program consisted of two main parts: Clinical teaching and clinical evaluation. Each part was covered in four sessions, two sessions per day, and reported in the three settings. The study concluded that the teaching program was effective and recommended repetition of such programs for the sake of effective clinical teaching and accurate clinical evaluation of nursing students
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Humanos , Pesquisa , Análise FatorialRESUMO
The current study was carried out to assess mother's health educational needs about infants nutrition during the first year of life. A teaching program was designed and built on optimal needs. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated by growth monitoring of infants [weight, length, and mid-arm circumference] at 6 and 12 months, and by comparing mother's knowledge and practice scores before and after the program. Two groups of mother-first born healthy infant-pairs were used [each of 30] [a study and control groups]. A questionnaire was used for both groups as a pre- and post. All infants were between 0 and 12 months of life. The results revealed that the majority of mothers were illiterate and breast fed their babies. The two-way ANOVA indicated that there were significant differences between mean growth measurements according to sex and type of feeding [boys and breast-fed infants were growing better than girls and non-breast-fed infants, respectively]. There was statistically significant improvement of mothers' knowledge and practice in the study group regarding breast feeding, weaning, and common nutritional diseases during the first year of life. Knowledge and practice scores were positively and significantly correlated. Infants in the study group had a significantly higher mean for weight, length, and midarm circumference at 6 and 12 months than infants in the control group. These results indicated the effectiveness of the program. The study emphasizes the importance of teaching programs delivered to mothers that improves markedly the progress of infants during the first critical year of life