A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of needle stick injury among GNM students of selected Nursing College in Jammu

Arshid Nazir Shah

Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of needle stick injury among GNM students of selected Nursing College in Jammu

Arshid Nazir Shah

Abstract :

Needle stick injury is a common event in the health care environment when drawing blood, administering an intramuscular or intravenous drug, performing other procedures involving sharps, the needle can slip and injured the health care workers. This sets the stage to transmit viruses from the source person to the recipient. These injuries also commonly occur during needle recapping and as a result of failure to place under needles in approved sharps containers. Needle stick injuries are not limited to the medical community. Any environment where sharps are encounter poses a risk. Needle stick injuries may occur not only with freshly with the contaminated sharps but also after some time with needles that carry dry blood. Aim: Aim of the study is to enhance the knowledge of students regarding prevention of needle stick injury and in turn, help the students to reduce the risk of getting needle prick. Materials and Methods: An evaluative approach with one group pre–test, post–test design was used for the study. The sample consisting of 50 students, they were chosen by convenient sampling technique. The study was conducted at Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Jammu. The data was collected prior and after the structured teaching program by a structured questionnaire. Results and conclusion: The overall mean knowledge score is 39.70 obtained by the subject in post–test was higher than mean knowledge score 23.95 obtained in pre–test and with the improvement score as 15.75. The results of the study revealed that the structured teaching program was significantly effective in improving the knowledge of students regarding prevention of needle stick injury. Hence the study concluded that the improved knowledge regarding prevention of needle stick injury helps the students to reduce the risk of getting needle stick injury, which will, in turn, help the students to improve the quality of life by controlling the spread of various blood borne pathogens which can be exposed by needle stick injury and thus prevents various fatal infectious diseases and this all is possible when the students promote the safety awareness among the public.