Assessing the Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding the Glasgow Coma Scale Among Nurses Working in ICU and Emergency Department at Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha

Abstract

Introduction: A person's level of consciousness, which measures their reusability and receptivity to environmental stimuli, may change as a result of changes in brain and neural function. A method for assessing consciousness is the Glasgow coma scale, which gauges the complexity and extent of compromised awareness.

Material and Methods: A Quantitative research approach was used. A pre-experimental one-group pre-test, post-test design was selected. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Glasgow coma scale among nurses working in ICU and Emergency Department in a selected Hi-tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the 40 staff nurses who are working in the ICU and the Emergency Department. A self-administered multiple-choice questionnaire was developed for the data collection. Chi-square was used to find the association. The data was collected and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results and Conclusion: The study aimed to assess the knowledge of the Glasgow coma scale among ICU and emergency nurses. These results showed that during the pre-test, 17 (42.5%) of the staff nurses had knowledge more than the mean value, and 23(57.5%) of the staff nurses had less knowledge than the mean value regarding GCS. During the post-test, 22 (55%) of the staff nurses had knowledge more than the mean value, and 18(45%) of the staff nurses had less knowledge than the mean value regarding GCS. The paired t-test value was 13.7, which indicated the structured teaching programme was highly effective. Chi-square value for age is 45.009, which shows a significant in association between post-test knowledge and socio-demographic variables; for gender 1.101, which is not significant; for religion 7.158, which is non-significant; for qualification 5.228, which is not significant; for year of experience, 45.009, which is significant. The total mean knowledge scores of the nurses during pretest were 8.4, and the total mean knowledge scores of the staff nurses during post-test were 19.5, which shows the effectiveness of STP.