iajapnIAJAPNIAJAPN2709-3263https://doi.org/10.47310/iajapn.2022.v03i01.016Effect of an Educational Program on Nursing Care Given to Neonates with Jaundice in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Suez Canal University HospitalsMargreteSolimanGergesWafaaEl SayedOudaManalFaroukMohammedRehabHassanKaflM.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, EgyptProfessor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, EgyptAssistant Professors of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, EgyptBackground: Neonatal jaundice is an excessive accumulation of bilirubin in the blood; it becomes visible when the total serum bilirubin reaches 5 to 6 mg/dl. Jaundice is considered abnormal or non-physiologic when total serum bilirubin rises more rapidly to higher levels than is expected or stay elevated for longer than normal. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program on nursing care given to neonates with jaundice in neonatal intensive care unit at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at NICU at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Sample: a convenient sample of all nurses (45) in the previously mentioned setting and 60 neonates were available during the study period. Tools: A structured interviewing questionnaire and observational checklists to assess nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding neonatal jaundice. Results: Pre implementation of the educational program, the study revealed poor of total nurses' knowledge and unsatisfactory practices among most of the studied nurses, while post implementation of the educational program the total studied nurses' knowledge and practices were high among most of the studied nurses and there was a statistical significant difference observed between the total studied nurses’ knowledge and their total practice compared with pre implementation of the educational program. Conclusion: The educational program was effective in improving nursing care given to neonates with jaundice in NICU at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Recommendation: Continuous educational program for improving nurses' knowledge and practice regarding neonatal jaundice at NICU periodically.