Effect of Competency Based Education on Infection Control Practices of Labour Room Nurses in Raigad district, Maharashtra
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Poor infection prevention practices in labor and delivery units also cause puerperal sepsis, neonatal sepsis and other infections of childbirth. The health workers are also at risk of contracting infections in labour room. Objectives: To compare the practices among nursing personnel in related to medical, surgical asepsis and biomedical waste management in labour room before and after the competency based education. To find the association of Infection control practices of Labour room Nurses with the demographical variable. Material and methods: An evaluative research approach with pre experimental one group pre test post test design is used. The sampling technique used was probability random sampling. Data was collected from selected CHCs and PHCs at Raigad district. Data collection was done from 21/12/15 to 28/12/15. Result: The mean post test knowledge score were 15.25 of nursing personnel working in labour room regarding infection control practices is significant higher than their mean pre test knowledge score were 9.55. Gain in knowledge scores was found to be highly significant at p<0.05 level( Z19=3.94, p<0.05).The data was also showed highly significant for attitude. The analysis of practices shows the pre test hand washing mean score before hand washing preparation 2, during 8.75 and after 2 had poor practice while post test mean score before 3, during 11.90 and after 2.70 is improved after competency based education. The calculated ‘Z’ value is significantly high than table value at 0.05. The pre test and post test practice score on per vaginal examination before, during and after steps of procedure is 3.82, 3.94 and 2 respectively is higher than the table value at 0.05. The pre and post test practices score on conducting labour of nursing personnel were before 9, during 12.05 and after 3 which were increased in post test respectively as before 10.85, during 13.25 and after 3.80. Conclusion: Hence competency based education was affected of nursing personnel working selected Health care facilities regarding infection control practices during intranatal period in labour room.
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Manisha Kadam
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