A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of pressure ulcers among BSc nursing 2 year and BSc nursing 3 year students in selected nursing colleges of Patiala, Punjab

Abstract

“A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of pressure ulcers among BSc nursing 2 year and BSc nursing 3rd year students in selected nursing colleges of Patiala, Punjab.Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has psychological, economic and social impact on individual and family. Its cost of treatment is more than twice of cost of prevention.To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on Knowledge regarding prevention of pressure ulcers among B.Sc. nursing 2nd year and B.Sc. Nursing 3rd year students in selected nursing colleges of Patiala, Punjab”The research approach adopted for the study was non-experimental, with descriptive comparative design. 60 B.Sc. nursing 2nd year and B.Sc. nursing 3rd year students in selected nursing colleges of Patiala, Punjab by simple random sampling. Self-structured knowledge was developed and administered to assess the knowledge of among B.Sc. nursing 2 year and B.Sc. nursing 3rd year students in selected nursing colleges of Patiala, Punjab”The mean knowledge revealed that in the BSc nursing 2nd year students, majority of students 28(93.3%) had Adequate knowledge and 2(6.7%) had Moderate knowledge but none of them had Inadequate knowledge. Whereas in the BSc nursing 3rd year students, majority of students 26(86.7%) had Inadequate knowledge and 4(13.3%) had Moderate knowledge but none of them had Inadequate knowledge.The students had significant gain in knowledge after the administration of structured teaching progam regarding prevention of pressure ulcers.