A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Intravenous Cannulation for Under Five Children Among Staff Nurses in Sagar Hospital, Bangalore
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background of the study: Nurses have an obligation that they and their patients are protected are protected from the complications and hazards associated with intravenous devices is so common that it is found in all the departments of the health care setting. This procedure, being so common, there is a tendency to assume that it is routine and will not be associated with any clinical problems. Objectives of the study: 1) To assess the knowledge of staff nurses on intravenous cannulation. 2) To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on intravenous cannulation by comparing pretest and posttest scores of staff nurses. 3) To find the association between pretest knowledge scores of staff nurses with their selected demographic variables. Method: An evaluative approach was adopted and a pre experimental one group pre and posttest design was used for the study. Staff nurses working in Sagar hospital were sample and sample size was 50. The staff nurses were selected by purposive sampling technique. Result: Findings of the study revealed that the post-test mean score was 28.26 were significantly higher than the mean pretest knowledge scores 17.44 and computed paired âtâ value 22.17 is higher than table value 2.56 at P>0.1 level. Hence the structured teaching program on intravenous cannulation was effective and statistically highly significant. The study reveals that there is a significant association between total clinical experience of staff nurses in relation with pretest knowledge score of staff nurses at P>0.05 level, and there is no association with other selected demographic variables with pre-test knowledge scores of staff nurses at P>0.05 level. Interpretation and conclusion: The study concluded that the structured teaching program was effective in terms of gain in knowledge of staff nurses regarding intravenous cannulation.
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N. Nungoleima Chanu, Kavita Reddy G
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