Effectiveness of an educational program on nurses knowledge toward parenteral nutritional support for unconscious patient at critical care unite in imam al-Hussein medical city in holy Karbala

Background: Nurses play an important part in the treatment of total parenteral nutrition TPN patients, which involves maintaining the catheter and delivery system, preparing and giving TPN solutions, changing dressings at the catheter insertion site, and replacing the infusion set on a regular basis Objectives: to Measure the Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Nurses Knowledge toward parenteral Nutritional Support for Unconscious Patients Methods: A quasi-experimental was conducted at the Critical Care Unit in Imam AL-Hussein Medical City in Holy Karbala . A non-probability "purposive sample" of (60) nurses who are working at critical care unit . the sample divided into two groups, control group consist of (30) nurses and study group consist of (30) nurses exposed to the nursing educational program. Data were collected by using Self-administered questionnaire Results: The study's findings indicate that the study group's knowledge of parenteral nutrition support for unconscious patients in critical care units is greater to that of the control group at the post-test, as compared to the control group's knowledge , so the educational program was effective in increasing nurses' knowledge. Conclusion: Nurses working in intensive care Unit have inadequate knowledge concerning nutrition support for Unconscious Patients and need specific educational program and training session. Recommendation: Emphasize nutrition as a therapy for critically ill patients because of its importance in improving their outcomes. Use social contact and social network development to communicate nutritional support guidelines in the therapeutic setting..