A Pre-experimental Study to assess the Effectiveness of National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in terms of Knowledge among Nurse Educators in selected Colleges of Nursing, New Delhi, India

Abstract

Introduction: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is an important public health problem in India as a factor influencing safe motherhood and as a precursor of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Considering the high prevalence (10%-14%) of GDM in India, the awareness regarding the National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of GDM among nurse educators is of paramount importance. Objectives: The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of National guidelines for diagnosis and management of GDM developed by MoHFW in terms of knowledge among nurse educators. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach with pre-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design was used among 30 nurse educators teaching midwifery - gynaecological nursing and community health nursing were selected using purposive sampling technique from four nursing colleges of New Delhi through a structured knowledge questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Findings revealed that before administering the guidelines, 26 (86%) nurse educators had average, 2 (7%) had below and 2 (7%) had above average knowledge regarding National guidelines and post - test knowledge scores revealed that 22 (73%) of nurse educators had average knowledge, whereas rest 8 (27%) showed improvement in their knowledge by scoring above average marks. The ‘t’ value computed was 17.06, which was statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The present study revealed that most of the nurse educators had below average knowledge regarding National Guidelines because they were either not updated with the recent guidelines. Thus dissemination of guidelines among nurse educators was an effective study material for them and also for imparting knowledge to nursing students. How to cite this article:Kukreti D, Bhardwaj UD, James MM, A Rahman J. Pre-experimental Study to assess the Effectiveness of National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in terms of Knowledge among Nurse Educators in selected Colleges of Nursing, New Delhi, India. Int J Nurs Midwif Res 2020; 7(1): 2-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9318.202001