Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Pain Management for Nursing Officers at Selected Military Hospitals, Pune

Abstract

Pain is one of the most common reasons people enter the health care system, yet it is one of the most widely under treated health problems. Controlling pain is a vital component of patient care. The study was evaluative in nature and a quasi-experimental design was used, The study aimed at developing SIM on ‘pain management’ for nursing officers and testing the effectiveness by assessing the knowledge level of nursing officers before and after implementation of SIM. The investigator also studied the relationship of knowledge level with selected variables like nursing officer's professional qualification, age, and professional experience. A pre-test was carried out before administration of SIM. A post test was carried out after the administration of SIM at an interval of 7–14 days. The post test mean knowledge score (26.14) was significantly higher than the mean pre test knowledge score (13.33). Further analysis was carried out in each area to find out the difference in mean knowledge scores. The computed‘t’ values were found to be statistically significant (p<0.001) in each learning areas. Learning through self instructional module is a practical strategy for nursing officers to encourage them to incorporate pain relief measures into nursing practice.