Evaluation of Nurse Role in Management of Patients with Heart Attack

The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing education program on the nurses practice toward cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart attack. A quasi-study design study was carried out at Azidi Teaching Hospital. A total of (50) samples were allocated into either the study (experimental) group (taking the program, n = 25) or the control group (not taking the program, n= 25). The extent of samples knowledge about the assessment of the heart, assessment chest pain, evaluated Cardiogenic shock, evaluated activity daily living and health education for both study and control group were measured before applying the education program was measured. The structured teaching program for imparting knowledge about cardiac rehabilitation after diagnosis of the disease was developed based on a literature review and expert opinion. Post-test assessment performed for both the study and control group after applying for an education program. The data were analysed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The results of the study were elicited based on two statistical approaches, first, descriptive statistics and the second is an inferential statistical analysis.