A study to assess the effectiveness of educational interventional programme on knowledge regarding neurological assessment among 2nd year BSC nursing students in selected nursing colleges, Hubli-Dharwad
Sayali S Kadam, Awathare Swati, Dr. Rhoda Jesuraj and Dr. Nagaraj Killelli
Background: Nursing staff should have the required knowledge of neurological examination is intended to facilitate the physician in clinical check-ups, which would lead to the client’s enhanced well-being. Reasons for completing a neurological exam include: detecting life-threatening conditions, identifying nervous system dysfunction and the effects of this dysfunction on activities of daily living, comparing current data to previous exams to determine trends, and to provide a database upon which to base collaborative care across disciplines.
Method: An evaluative approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used with Purposive sampling technique to select the sample (n=60). A structured knowledge questionnaire on Neurological assessment was used and EIP was administered to find its effectiveness. The collected data was analysed by using descriptive & inferential statistics.
Result: The mean percentage of post-test knowledge score 60% was higher than the mean percentage of pre-test knowledge score 47%. The calculated value is 7.429 for knowledge respectively. It shows a significant difference between mean pre and post- test knowledge scores. There was significant association found between Types of family with post-test knowledge score. No significant association between other Socio-demographical variables and post-test knowledge scores.
Conclusion: The finding of the study shows a deficit in knowledge of 2nd year BSc Nursing students before administration of EIP. The results indicated that the educational interventional programme was effective in increasing the knowledge of B.Sc Nursing 2nd year students regarding Neurological assessment.
Sayali S Kadam, Awathare Swati, Dr. Rhoda Jesuraj, Dr. Nagaraj Killelli. A study to assess the effectiveness of educational interventional programme on knowledge regarding neurological assessment among 2nd year BSC nursing students in selected nursing colleges, Hubli-Dharwad. Int J Adv Res Med Surg Nurs 2024;6(2):52-56. DOI: 10.33545/surgicalnursing.2024.v6.i2a.194