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Abstract Background: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) defined as an involuntary voiding of urine during sleep with a frequency of at least twice a week over the course of at least three months in children aged five years. Mothers are the main caregivers for enuretic child. Mothers take responsibility for helping child to learn skill of being dry. Nurses improving knowledge and practice of mothers regarding nocturnal enuresis through implementing of learning package. The present study was aimed, to determine the effect of implementing learning package on controlling nocturnal enuresis for children and their mothers Subjects and method: A convenience sampling of sixty mothers and their enuretic children were participated in the study. Setting: The study was conducted at Pediatric Outpatient Nephrology Clinic of Tanta Main University Hospital and Kafer Elsheikh General Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection, tool I: A structured interview schedule, to assess sociodemographic characteristics of the studied mothers and their enuretic children and mothers’ knowledge about nocturnal enuresis. Tool II: To assess mothers’ self-reported practices regarding nocturnal enuresis. Results: There was a statistically significant difference of total mother’s knowledge and practice scores on control nocturnal enuresis of enuretic children before and after implementing learning package. Conclusion: Mothers showed an improvement in their knowledge and reported practices about nocturnal enuresis. Recommendation: Ongoing learning package must be designed and implemented for mothers at pediatric out patient nephrology clinic for importance of maintaining check-up. Education program for nurses to increase knowledge and practice in pediatric out patient nephrology clinic. |