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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge RegardingPost-operative Complications of Anterior Cervical Discectomy among Third-Year B.Sc. Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Colleges, Bangalore

Hemam Sangeeta Devi, Anu K. Wells, S.A. Thanga Asha Aurelia

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Introduction and objectives: Anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) is the most common surgical procedure to treat damaged cervical discs. There are many complications followed by ACD. Each surgery is unique, and nursing care to be provided is also different with respect to the type of surgery, patient condition, potential complications, etc.Nurse should be vigilant to identify post-operative complications and to care it along with medical team. Hence the investigator felt the need to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding post-operative complications of ACD among third-year B.Sc. nursing students in selected nursing colleges, Bangalore. Through this study, the investigator also focused on imparting knowledge regardingpost-operative complications of ACD among third-year B.Sc. nursing students and to aid student nurses in preventing and identifying complications of ACDand fasten the recovery of ACD patients. The study aims to assess the pre-test knowledge level regarding the post-operative complications of ACD among third-year B.Sc. nursing students in selected nursing colleges, Bangalore; to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding the post-operative complications of ACD;to find out the association between post-test knowledge level regarding post-operative complications of ACDand selected demographic variables among third-year B.Sc. nursing students in selected nursing colleges,Bangalore.Methodology: Evaluative research approach was selected: one-group pre-test and post-test design was adopted. Sample size was 60 and the sample was third-year B.Sc. nursing students in selected colleges,Bangalore.Samples were selected by purposive sampling techniques. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Data were analysed by both descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The pre-test mean knowledge score was 37.06% and the post-test mean knowledge score was 74.04%. The pairedt-test value between pre-test and post-test was 22.83%, which is statistically significant at 0.05 level degree of freedom. The study reveals that there is a significant association between the knowledge level and certaindemographicvariables. Conclusion: The study reveals an inadequate knowledge. Hence there was a need to conduct structured teaching programme.


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