Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on the knowledge regarding challenges in controlling Hospital Acquired Infection among senior staff nurses and Incharge sisters working in Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur

Esther Sudhir Joseph; Raj Kewalram Motghare

Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on the knowledge regarding challenges in controlling Hospital Acquired Infection among senior staff nurses and Incharge sisters working in Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur

Esther Sudhir Joseph, Raj Kewalram Motghare

Abstract :

Background: Nurses plays an important role in assessment of the hospital infection rate with the help of surveillance. Nurse collaborates with medical and nursing staff to investigate the cause and spread of infection. Nurse carries out surveillance of Nosocomial infections and provides relevant information. Nurse identifies problems related to infection and reports to infection control committee and management. In order to do so, she needs to know about prevention and control of hospital infections and surveillance and methods. Nurse has to develop appropriate attitude of aseptic measures and have detail knowledge about the infection and its control measures. This knowledge helps in prevention minimizing the rate of Nosocomial infections. Till date, no study was conducted in Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur by nursing personnel. Objectives: 1.To assess the existing knowledge of senior staff nurses and Incharge sisters regarding challenges in controlling hospital acquired infections. 2.To evaluate the effectiveness of planned Teaching programme regarding challenges in controlling hospital acquired infections. 3.To associate the post test knowledge score with the selected demographic variables. Method : This Cross sectional study was based on evaluative approach. The population was all the nurses of Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur. The sample consists of 100 nurses willing to participate in study. The sampling technique used in the study was Non–Probability Convenient Sampling. The tool was structured questionnaire. Results: The overall mean score knowledge at pre–test is 4.76 �1.37 and after the planned teaching programme, the overall mean score knowledge at post–test was 6.33�1.55. the t–value calculated was 10.31 and probability value was 0.000 i.e. less than table value hence it shows high significance increase in knowledge resulting in effectiveness of planned teaching programme. Conclusion: The planned teaching programme significantly ought out their improvement in the knowledge regarding in controlling hospital acquired infections among nurses working in Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur. Analysis of data showed that there was significant increase in post test knowledge score