A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programe regarding universal precaution among nursing students at sumandeep nursing college, Waghodia, Vadodara

Abstract

Aim: The study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program regarding universal precaution to improve knowledge among nursing students of Sumandeep nursing college.

Method: The selection of design depends upon the purpose of the study, the research approach, and variable to be studied. One group pre-test, post-test research design, which belongs to pre-experimental design, was selected to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program regarding universal precaution among final year nursing students. The evaluation of planned teaching program was done through post-test on the 8th day of implementation of the planned teaching program.

Results: The effectiveness of planned teaching program. The mean, mean difference, standard deviation, t-value and a significant level of pre-test and post-test knowledge score of respondents. As "t" value of knowledge (3.99) is highly significant at 0.05 level. Hence, researcher found an association between pre-test and post-test score regarding universal precaution on the nursing student. Among all the selected demographical variables: level of study (X2 =0.74), Age (X2 =0.74), Gender (X2 =0.74), Participated in workshop/conference (X2 =2.33), stream in 12th (1.05), place of residence (0.49), showed significant at 0.05 level of significance. It can be interpreted that there is a significant association between knowledge score regarding the study, Gender, Participated in workshop/ conference, stream in 12th, place of residence. Were demographic variable such as Gender (X2 =0.74) showed no significant association between knowledge score of nursing students regarding universal precaution.

Conclusion: Post day was conducted the 8th day after implementation of planned teaching program to find out the effectiveness. The‘t’ test indicates that there was an improvement in the level of knowledge among nursing students. Hence, it indicates that planned teaching program was effective.