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