Abstract
Title
EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INOTROPIC DRUGS AMONG STAFF NURSES
Author
Selvarani P*1, S Hanibernia2, Ashitha P. Chandran3
Email
selva_1976@yahoo.co.in
keyword
Structured teaching programme; Inotropic drugs; Staff nurses.
Abstract
A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding inotropic drugs
among staff nurses. Objectives:. Assess the pre and post test level of knowledge regarding inotropic drugs in experimental
and control group, evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding inotropic drugs
among staff nurses in experimental and control group, find out the association between pre test level of knowledge and
selected demographic variables of both experimental and control group. Method: Quantitative approach was used and the
study design was quasi experimental pre test post test control group design. The study was based on Orlando’s deliberative
interactive model.The pilot study was conducted with six samples to determine the feasibility of the study. The main study
was conducted in February 2017. Out of 60 samples, 30 were selected for control group from KIMS Al Shifa Hospital,
Perintalmanna and 30 for the experimental group from Edapal Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, Edapal using non probability convenient
sampling technique. Data were collected using structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge of staff nurses
regarding inotropic drugs. Pre test was done on day one for both experimental and control group and structured teaching
programme regarding inotropic drugs was given to the staff nurses in the experimental group. Post test was done for both
experimental and control group on seventh day. The data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential
statistics. Results: 80% of subjects in the experimental group and 93.33% of subjects in the control group have poor pre test
level of knowledge.13.33% of subjects in experimental group and 6.67% of subjects in control group have average
knowledge. 6.67% of subjects in control group have good knowledge. The mean post test knowledge score (25.13) of
experimental group was significantly greater than control group (4.93) (t =22.69). Hence it is evident that structured teaching
programme was effective in improving the knowledge regarding inotropic drugs. The study revealed that there was no
significant association between pre test knowledge score and demographic variables. Conclusion: The study concluded that
structured teaching programme improved the knowledge of staff nurses regarding inotropic drugs.
