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Abstract
Background: Burns are one of the most common forms of trauma in children. Hand function is one of the most important goals of burn rehabilitation and is consequently an important functional outcome, as it is strongly predictive of succful re-integration into life role. Aim: Evaluate the effect of an upper limb exercise training program on improving nurse’s practice and burned children outcomes. Method: A quasi experimental design was setting: The study was conducted at Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery Center Mansoura and Mansoura New General Hospital at Mansoura city on a convenient sample of 55 nurses and 55 pediatric patients. Tools: Five tools were used :-A structured interview sheet , observational checklists for nurses about upper limb exercise, structured interview sheet for burned children, Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire (MHQ) and goniometer hand outcomes measurement. used carried out in burn unit at Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery Center Mansoura and Mansoura New General Hospital at Mansoura city on a convenient sample of 55 nurses and 55 pediatric patients with second or third degree burn. Results: The result indicated that more than three fourth of the studied nurses had an unsatisfactory levels of knowledge, as well as the minority of the studied nurses demonstrated competent level of practice before upper limb exercise training program implementation, which improved to have a satisfactory knowledge and a competent practice after the program. As well as, the percent of change for activities of daily work for burned left hands and mean score of upper limb joints motion were improved after the program compared to before. Conclusion: The program had a positive effect on nurses’ knowledge and practices as well as on the burned children out come. Recommendation: regular and continuous training programs for nurses in burn units according to their needs