A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding Management of Electrolyte Imbalances in Patients with Renal Insufficiency among Staff Nurses in Selected Hospitals at Tumkur

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to knowledge regarding the management of electrolyte imbalances in patients with renal insufficiency among staff nurses in selected hospitals.

Methodology: The research approach used for the study was one-group pretest-posttest design. With a sample of 10 staff nurses, pilot study was conducted, sample for the major study included 100 staff nurses on the basis of non-probability convenient sampling technique method. A structured questionnaire was used.

Results: The study findings revealed that 24% of the respondents belong to the age group of 21–30 years and 37% of the respondents belong to the age group of 31–40 years and 19% of respondents belong to the age group of above 41–50 years and 20% belong to 51–60 years of age. About 33% of staff nurses having 1–5 years of experience, 36% of nurses were 6–10 years experienced, 20% of staff nurses were having 11–15 years of experience, and 11% of them were having experience of above 15 years. About 65% of staff nurses were working in government set up and remaining 35% were working under private sector. Standard deviation of pre-test is 3.34 and of post-test is 1.43 which indicates that the subscriber identification module was effective in increasing knowledge of staff nurses regarding the management of electrolyte imbalances in renal failure.

Conclusion: The results of the study indicated that staff nurses do not have adequate knowledge regarding the management of electrolyte imbalances in renal failure. The results have also shown that various demographic variables such as gender, professional experience, and working hospital have a significant association with respect to the knowledge of staff nurses regarding the management of electrolyte imbalances in renal failure.