KNOWLEDGE OF STAFF NURSES REGARDING FIVE S’s APPROACH IN THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN CHHATARPUR M.P. INDIA

Abstract

The Five S's Techniques appear to be viable non-pharmacological analgesic effects and probably work as a distraction technique in reducing the intensity of behavioural and psychological pain responses’ after vaccination of an infant. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of the staff nurses regarding the five S's approach and to find out the association between knowledge of staff nurses and their selected demographic variables. The data collection procedure was carried out and samples were selected at the paediatric ward of the Chhatarpur district hospital. A sample of 100 staff nurses was taken and variables for age, sex, marital status, type of family, religion, income, years of experience, job responsibility, qualification, in-service education and previous source of knowledge were matched. The gathered data were analysed by calculating mean percentage and standard deviation. Pie chart and table were used to present the findings of the study. Findings depict that 62% of nurses had a moderate level of knowledge and 38% of nurses had a poor level of knowledge and none of them were found having an adequate level of knowledge on the five S's approach. There was no association found between knowledge scores when compared to demographic variables of staff nurses. It reveals that most of the demographic variables of staff nurses do not affect the level of their knowledge.