Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Mechanical Ventilator Among B.Sc. Nursing 3rd Year Students Studying in SGRR College of Nursing, Patel Nagar, Dehradun

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation refers to the use of life-support technology to perform the work of breathing for patients who are unable to do so with their own. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Mechanical Ventilator among B.SC.(N) 3rd year students studying in SGRR College of Nursing , Patel Nagar, Dehradun Methods: The research design selected for this study was pre- experimental one group pre-test post- test design; 50 students of B.SC. (N) 3rd year of SGRR College of Nursing at Patel Nagar, Dehradun, were enrolled in the study by using a Non- probability convenient sampling technique .The data were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study depicts that the findings related to pre-test level of knowledge of 84% of students have inadequate knowledge, after structured teaching programme , 70% students have moderate knowledge in their posttest about Mechanical ventilator. The mean pre – test knowledge score was 11.48 with standard deviation 4.001, after structured teaching mean post –test knowledge score increased to 21.16 and with standard deviation 2.713, It was significantly higher than mean pre – test level of knowledge score at 0.05 level of significantly. Conclusion: Finding of the study shows that the difference between pre- test and post – test score was statistically significant. Hence it can be concluded that there was an increase in the level of knowledge after structured teaching programme regarding Mechanical ventilator. Keywords: Effectiveness, Structured teaching programme, Knowledge, Students, Mechanical ventilator.