A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on prevention of nosocomial infection among staff nurses working at NMCH, Jamuhar, Bihar

Abstract

A pre- experimental study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on prevention of nosocomial infection among staff nurses working at NMCH, Jamuhar, Bihar. Methodology: A pre experimental study with one pre test and post test design was adopted for the study. The planned knowledge questionnaire on Nosocomial infection was developed to collect the data. The staff nurses of the study were selected by purposive sampling technique. The main study was conducted at N.M.C.H, Rohtas. And data was collected, analysed and interpreted based on descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The Pre-test is Average (58%), Good (25%) and Poor (16%) and Post-test score Average (2%) and Good (98%) Where Hence Its shows that Staff Nurses knowledge on prevention of Nosocomial infection is significantly increased. The planned teaching Program was effective improving the knowledge of staff nurses there is a significant association between Pre-test score and selected demographic variables are accepted for educational status of the staff nurses. Conclusion: The present study was taken up in an effort to assess the knowledge of staff nurses through post-test method. The planned teaching program was carried out on nosocomial infection. Staff nurses had Average (58%), Good (25%) and Poor (16%) of knowledge in pre-test and after planned teaching program their knowledge increase Average (2%) and Good (98%). No one showed that showed that the mean difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge score was highly significant The above finding were supported by the research study which was conducted at NMCH, Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bhar. Thus, planned teaching program is effective in improving the knowledge of subjects on prevention of nosocomial infection.