Study aim: To identify the effect of an education program on nurses' education, clinical practice, and perceived competence. Design: A true experimental (comparative) design will be done to assess the effect of the education program on nurses knowledge, clinical practice, and perceived competence. Settings and conduct: This study will be conducted at Al-Basrah Teaching Hospital, Al-Sader Teaching Hospital, Al-Faiha Teaching Hospital, Shifa Hospital, Al-Faw General Hospital, Al-Qurna Hospital, Al-Madina Hospital, Al-Zubair Hospital, Abi Al-Khasib Hospital, Um Qaser General Hospital, Al-Sayyab Hospital, and Al-Mawana Teaching Hospital in Al-Basrah Governorate. Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include nurses who work in the critical care units, both genders, 18 years of age and above, all levels of education, and nurses who agree to participate in the study. Intervention groups: The participants in the intervention will be given a self-reported questionnaire before the education program, and then the participants will receive an education program to measure its effect on nurses knowledge, clinical practice, and perceived competence. Main outcome variables: Improving nurses' education, clinical practice, perceived competence.