A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITAL INDORE (M.P.).

Therapeutic communication in nursing reinforces the nurse client relationship. It makes the nurse appear more humane to a patient. Therapeutic communication in nursing can help cut through barrier of culture, establish a connection and help deal in a situation where empathy is needed with the patient.A pre–experimental study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding therapeutic communication among staff nurses working in selected hospital, Indore. 40 staff nurses working in general ward were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Data were collected through structured knowledge questionnaire. Demographic data reveals that 18 (45%) staff nurses were belonged to 40–50 year age group, 22 (55%) were female, 30(75%) had 0–10, year working experience. The results shows that the post interventional mean score (27.90; SD ± 1.35) was higher than the pre interventional mean score (13.50 ± 5.87). The calculated paired ‘t’ value 14.49 shows that there is a significant difference between pre–test and post–test knowledge.

Keywords :

Therapeutic communication   knowledge   socio–demographic   variable