International Journal of Advance Research in Medical Surgical Nursing 2024; 6(1): 178-180

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www.surgicalnursingjournal.com A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching
IJARMSN 2024; 6(1): 178-180
Received: 24-01-2024 program on prevention of nosocomial infection among
Accepted: 02-03-2024
staff nurses working at NMCH, Jamuhar, Bihar
Ved Prakash
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar Ved Prakash, Shubham kumari, Nikki kumari, Suman Kumari, Anita
Narayan Nursing College,
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India
Kumari and Nandini Bhumij
Shubham kumara DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/surgicalnursing.2024.v6.i1c.185
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar Abstract
Narayan Nursing College, A pre- experimental study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on prevention of
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India nosocomial infection among staff nurses working at NMCH, Jamuhar, Bihar.
Methodology: A pre experimental study with one pre test and post test design was adopted for the
Nikki kumara
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year
study. The planned knowledge questionnaire on Nosocomial infection was developed to collect the
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar data.
Narayan Nursing College, The staff nurses of the study were selected by purposive sampling technique. The main study was
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India conducted at N.M.C.H, Rohtas. And data was collected, analysed and interpreted based on descriptive
and inferential statistics.
Suman Kumari Result: The Pre-test is Average (58%), Good (25%) and Poor (16%) and Post-test score Average (2%)
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year and Good (98%) Where Hence Its shows that Staff Nurses knowledge on prevention of Nosocomial
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar infection is significantly increased. The planned teaching Program was effective improving the
Narayan Nursing College, knowledge of staff nurses there is a significant association between Pre-test score and selected
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India demographic variables are accepted for educational status of the staff nurses.
Conclusion: The present study was taken up in an effort to assess the knowledge of staff nurses
Anita Kumari through post-test method. The planned teaching program was carried out on nosocomial infection. Staff
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year
nurses had Average (58%), Good (25%) and Poor (16%) of knowledge in pre-test and after planned
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar
Narayan Nursing College, teaching program their knowledge increase Average (2%) and Good (98%). No one showed that
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India showed that the mean difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge score was highly significant
The above finding were supported by the research study which was conducted at NMCH, Jamuhar,
Nandini Bhumij Rohtas, Bhar. Thus, planned teaching program is effective in improving the knowledge of subjects on
Assistant Professor, N.N.C prevention of nosocomial infection.
Jamuhar Narayan Nursing
College, Jamuhar, Rohtas, Keywords: knowledge, planned teaching program staff nurses, nosocomial infection.
Bihar, India
Introduction
Nosocomial infection is an ongoing issue in all health care facilities and all centrals service
departments. These infections are those that are not present when a patient is an admitted to
the facility but which then occur within 48 hours after admission. Nosocomial infection
effect approximately 10% of all patients admitted and about 20% of those are Intensive care
unit. it has been noted that on average patients with nosocomial infection spend 2.5 times
longer in the hospital than their peers who do not
Nosocomial infection also includes occupational infection due to occupational hazards in
health care workers. There is various short of transmissions of these microorganism and
bacterial acquired through direct contact between patients and doctors as wall from patients
to nurses and vice versa associated with nursing effected surface through air such as droplets
aerosols etc.
Hospital in the developing countries have a lack of awareness of infection control
programmes and also in the proper documentation. It is very difficult to investigate the
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spread of infections (Epidemics). Therefore establishment of an infection control team is to
Ved Prakash
B.Sc. Nursing 4th year establish a system for case finding and to initiate the maintenance of baseline infection rate
Students, N.N.C Jamuhar for entire hospital to control nosocomial infection.
Narayan Nursing College,
Jamuhar, Rohtas, Bihar, India

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Objectives of the study Plan for Data Analysis

 To assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge on the Data analysis is the systematic organization and synthesis of
prevention of nosocomial infection among staff nurses. research data and testing of research hypothesis by using the
 To assess the effectiveness of STP on prevention of collected data.
nosocomial infection, pre-test & post-test knowledge Descriptive statistics are useful for summarizing empirical
score among staff nurses. information. Inferential statistics which is based on the laws
 To determine the association of pre-test knowledge on of probability provides a means for drawing conclusion
the prevention of nosocomial infection with selected about the population.
sociodemographic variables.
Table 1: showing the frequency and percentage distribution of
Methodology sample characteristics
Research Design and Research Setting Characteristic Category Frequency Percentage %
One group pre-test and post-test experimental design was Age Group 25-30 years 85 85.0
used to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching 31-35 years 9 9.0
programme regarding nosocomial infection among staff 36-40 year 4 4.0
nurses working at NMCH, Jamuhar, Bihar. 41-Above 2 2.0
Setting is a physical location in which data collection takes Gender Male 95 95.0
place in a study. The setting of the study was at N.M.C.H. Female 5 5.0
Rohtas, Bihar. This hospital has various staff nurses like Religion Hindu 42 42.0
B.Sc. nursing, General nursing, Post B.Sc. nursing and Muslim 57 57.0
Christian 1 1.0
M.Sc. nursing. The total strength of staff nurses during the
Other ……… ……..
data collection was 100
Family Nuclear 49 49.0
Joint 47 47.0
Sampling and Sampling Technique Extended 4 4.0
The sample consists of the population of registered Staff Residence Urban 44 44.0
Nurses selected to participate in the research study. In the Rural 53
study, a Purposive sampling technique through Evaluative 53.0
Semi-urban 3
approach was used for selection of Nurses. Qualification GNM 53 53.0
Post B.sc Nursing 12 12.0
Sample Criteria B.sc Nursing 33 33.0
The criteria of the study included Staff nurses who are M.sc Nursing 2 2.0
working in NMCH, Jamuhar and not included the Staff Experience >1 years 40 40.0
nurses who are not available at the time of data collection. It 1-3 years 41 41.0
is also included the Staff nurses who are willing to 3-5 years 15 15.0
participate in the study and not included the Staff nurses <5 years 4 4.0
Working Hours 6 hrs 35 35.0
who having less than 6 months experience.
8 hrs 59 59.0
12 hrs 6 6.0
Description of the Tool Monthly Income 15000-20000 46 46.0
The questionnaire had three parts: Part A, Part B and Part C. 21000-25000 48 48.0
Part A included 9 items of socio- demographic variables 26000-30000 4 4.0
such as age, gender, religion, family, residence, 31000-35000 2 2.0
qualification, experience, working hours, income. Part B
consisted of 7 items. The items included aspects regarding Table 2: showing the result of Pretest.
introduction of nosocomial infection, definition, causes, risk
factors, diagnosis, clinical manifestation, prevention of Percentage Valid Cumulative
Valid Frequency
(%) Percentage Percentage
nosocomial infection. PART C includes the respondent had
0 1 1.0 1.0 1.0
to select the best possible option and (√) tick for the most
Average 58 58.0 58.0 59.0
appropriate answers. Each correct answer was given as a Good 25 25.0 25.0 84.0
score of 1 marks and wrong answer zero scores, thus Poor 16 16.0 16.0 100.0
together were 25 items with a maximum total score of 25. Total 100 100.0 100.0
Ethical Consideration
A formal written permission was obtained from Medical This table shows that the Pre-test scores is Average (58%),
Superintendent, N.M.C.H. Jamuhar Bihar. The research Good (25%) and Poor (16%).
protocol with copies of research instrument and formal
consent was submitted to the Organization, Ethical Table 3: showing the result of Post Test
committee for approval and ethical clearance for the study
was obtained. Valid Frequency Percentage (%) Valid (%) Cumulative (%)
Average 2 2.0 2.0 2.0
All the selected nursing personnel were given the informed
Good 98 98.0 98.0 100.0
written consent from and adequate explanation given and
Total 100 100.0 100.0
the purpose of the study was explained. Confidentiality of
the information was assured along with the choice of
This table shows that Post-test score is Average (2%) and
drooping out of the study was as and when they wished.
Good (98%).

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Discussion infection and standard precautions: Knowledge and

Assessment of knowledge of staff nurses on Nosocomial sources of information on infection control. Hosp
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teaching program and is statistically established as
significant. The overall mean percentage knowledge score How to Cite This Article
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after planned teaching program in post-test; Average (2%) assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on prevention of
and Good (98%). nosocomial infection among staff nurses working at NMCH,
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Conclusion
A planned teaching program was conducted to enhance their
knowledge in theses aspects and to update their knowledge
on prevention of Nosocomial infection. The nurses
expressed that the teaching program informative, different
and highly useful in their practical area and it was found to
be instructionally effective, appropriate and feasible.

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