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- Title
Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Universal Precautions and the Prevention of Blood Borne Infections among The Final Year B.Sc. Nursing Students of Selected Nursing Colleges.
- Authors
D, Gopi; G.R, Savitha
- Abstract
A Quasi experimental approach was used for this study. Objectives are to assess the level of knowledge regarding universal precautions & the prevention of blood borne infections, effectiveness of structured teaching programme, association between the pretest level of knowledge among final year B.Sc.Nursing students with selected demographic variables. The study was carried out Rajeev College of Nursing, Hassan. The samples comprised of 60 final year B.Sc.Nursing students. Sample was selected by using random sampling techniques. A total of 60 final year B.Sc.Nursing students selected for the study by using structured knowledge questionnaire, the selected samples were given pre test questionnaire followed by Structured teaching programme was given to all students for 45 minutes. Post test was conducted by using knowledge questionnaire after 15 days of Structured Teaching programme for same students. The result of study shows that the post test mean score 20.94 (SD=8.17) was more than the pre test mean score 15.42 (SD=3.35), the obtained mean difference between pre and post test score is 5.52 (SD=4.82), the obtained 't' value is 13.3. So it is significant at the level of 0.05. It was inferred that final year B.Sc.Nursing students knowledge was increased regarding universal precautions and prevention of blood borne infections after structured teaching programme increase in post test score. Therefore structured teaching programme is effective in improving knowledge regarding universal precautions and prevention of blood borne infections among final years B.Sc.Nursing students, also there was significant in income and occupation of parents with the level of knowledge and selected demographic variables.
- Subjects
INDIA; PREVENTION of bloodborne infections; HEALTH occupations students; RESEARCH methodology; PRE-tests &; post-tests; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; UNIVERSAL precautions (Health); NURSING students; STATISTICAL sampling
- Publication
International Journal of Nursing Education, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
0974-9349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijone.v15i1.18978