EFFICACY OF COACHING PROGRAM ON NURSES’ PERFORMANCE REGARDING CARING OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION

Background: With patients having cardiac catheterization, nurses play a range of responsibilities and perform several tasks. Nursing care is given to a patient before, during, and following a cardiac catheterization operation. One of the most effective ways to support nurses' personal and professional development is coaching. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of the coaching program on nurses’ performance regarding caring of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Method: Quasi-experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was carried out at the cardiac catheterization unit at Fayoum University Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of all available nurses (50) worked at the previously mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Four tools were used; Tool (I): Structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of two parts: Part (1): Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied nurses. Part (2): Nurses' knowledge questionnaire, Tool (II): Nurses' Attitude Scale, Tool (III): Observational checklist and Tool (IV): Coaching Practice Rating Scale, used by the nurses as a self-evaluation instrument to reveal the degree to which their coaching practices. Results: According to the findings of the current study, more than two third of the studied nurses had a good attitudes toward caring of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, while less than two third of them had satisfactory levels of knowledge's and practices (58% and 60%) respectively. Additionally, there was a statistically significant association between the overall scores for nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice (p.001). Conclusion: The coaching program improved nurses' performance concerning care of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and improved their coaching skills. Recommendations: The coaching program for nurses should be applied continuously to help them become better coaches and professionals when caring of patients having cardiac catheterization.