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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AMONG NURSING STAFFS WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT BANGALORE
Background of the study
In the present study data were collected on knowledge and practice regarding infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit among nursing staffs in selected hospitals at Bangalore.
Objectives of the study
To assess the knowledge regarding infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit among nursing staffs
To assess the practice of nursing staffs regarding infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit.
To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and practice among nursing staffs regarding infection control measures.
To determine the association between knowledge and practice of nursing personnel with selected demographic variables. Such as age, sex, educational qualification.
Methods
The study was pre-experimental in nature. Sample size was 60 nursing staffs Purposive sampling technique was used for the collection of date. The data collection was done by using structured questionnaire. Collected data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results
The Level of knowledge of the nursing staffs on prevention of infections in neonatal intensive care unit during the Pretest shows that 78.33% (47) of nursing personnel had inadequate knowledge on infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit and 21.67% (13) of the nursing staffs had moderately adequate knowledge on infection control measures in the neonatal intensive care unit.The Level of knowledge of the nursing staffs on prevention of infections in neonatal intensive care unit during post-test shows that 85% (51) of the nursing staffs had adequate knowledge on infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit and 13.33% (8) had moderately adequate knowledge and 1.67% (1) had inadequate knowledge regarding infection control measures in the neonatal intensive care unit. The Level of practice of the nursing staffs during the pretest shows that 98.33% (59) had inadequate knowledge on practice of infection control measures in neonatal intensive care unit, and 1.67% (1) had moderately adequate knowledge on preventive practices in neonatal intensive care unit.
Conclusion
The following conclusion was drawn on the basis of the findings of the study. This study shows that there was an improvement in the knowledge and practice of the nursing staffs regarding infection control measures in the neonatal intensive care unit as evidenced by the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores.
Keywords:
Assess, Effectiveness, Planned teaching programme, Knowledge, Practice, Infection control, Nursing staffs, Neonatal Intensive care unit
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"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AMONG NURSING STAFFS WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT BANGALORE", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.d656-d665, September-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2309379.pdf
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