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Abstract Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is an extremely common clinical problem, resulting in significant morbidity, mortality and cost. Aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of designated nursing Intervention on the outcomes of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Design: A quasi-experimental research design used in this study. Setting: was conducted at the Intensive Care Unit & Emergency Department in As-salam International Hospital. Subject: A Purposive sample of seventy adult patients divided equally into two groups diagnosed with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection, included sociodemographic and medical data sheet, patient clinical outcome, patient satisfaction, designated nursing intervention. Results: Statistically significant relation were found between the study and control group after designated nursing intervention regarding patients’ level of knowledge, clinical outcomes items (bleeding attack, vital signs and medical co-morbidities), highly statistically significant relation were existed between the study and control group after application of nursing intervention regarding level of patients’ satisfaction. Conclusions: This finding illustrate that designated nursing intervention improves patients expected clinical outcomes and their satisfaction. Recommendation: These findings suggest that generalization of the standardized designated nursing intervention in form of booklet for patients with Upper gastrointestinal bleeding at all hematemesis departments of hospital is important to maximize the expected clinical outcomes for patients with Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. |