“A Study To Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding The Selected Care of Pre-Eclampsia Patient Among Nurses in Selected Hospitals of Vidarbha Region.”

Abstract

title: Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on knowledge regarding the selected care of pre- eclampsia patient among nurses. Background: Pre-eclampsia mothers are more dependent on nurses to meet their basic needs than other Antenatal mothers. It is syndrome of hypertension and proteinuria, is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. To minimize mortality and morbidity, it is important to identify cases of pre-eclampsia, to provide efficent and effecticve nursing care to them. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of self instructional module on knowledge regarding preeclampsia among nurses. Methods: One group pre testpost test design was used for the study. 60(Nurses working in obstetric ward and OP, usingnon probability convenient samplingsampling technique were selected for the study. Knowledge of nurses was assessed by using structured questionnaire before distributing self-learning module (SIM) and after 7 days of distributing SIM endpoint data was collected. Findings: The SIM was useful in improving the knowledge of nursesInpretest 12% samples has average knowledge and 80% samples had good knowledge where as in post test 100% samples had excellent knowledge. Conclusion and implications for clinical nursing: The self instructional module significantly improved the