A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding urinary catheterization and catheter care among the student nurses studying in selected school at Damoh.

Mrs. Shweta Grigson

Volume : IX, Issue : XII, December - 2019

A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding urinary catheterization and catheter care among the student nurses studying in selected school at Damoh.

Mrs. Shweta Grigson

Abstract :

Introduction : Bones can eak, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the ain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival if the kidney fails… The excretion of waste products from the body that could not be carried out effectively by other means”. Normal elimination of urinary waste is required in order to maintain internal homeostasis. Nursing therapies promote or minimize factors that influence urinary function. Each client has a different pattern of elimination. The nurse must assess this pattern of elimination and therapies to promote normal urinary elimination. When necessary the nurses uses devices such as condom or an indwelling catheter to assist the client with urinary elimination.(Christensen 2001). Nursing measures are directed towards preventing infection and maintaining unobstructed flow of urine through the catheter drainage system ( Baverly 2002) .A study was undertaken “To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program me on knowledge regarding urinary catheterization and catheter care among the student nurses studying in selected school at Damoh.Methodology: An evaluative research approach with one group pre–test, post–test design was used for the study. The sample was consisting of 75 student nurses who are studying in CMTC, College of Nursing at Damoh. They were chosen by Non probability purposive sampling technique. Result: The present study further to know the statistically significance between pre–test and post–test knowledge score‘t’ test was computed. The post test knowledge score (24.06) of student nurses were found to be significantly higher than there mean pre test knowledge score (07.53) .These suggested the effectiveness of planned teaching program me in increasing the knowledge of student nurses regarding urinary catheterization and catheter care. Conclusion: It is statistically proved and concluded that the planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding urinary catheterization and catheter care, is highly effective for improving the knowledge score of student nurses studying in CMTC, College of Nursing at Damoh .