A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Knowledge of Needle Stick Injury and Its Prevention among Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Institutes Faridabad, Haryana (original) (raw)
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Introduction : Needle stick injuries are wounds caused by needles that accidently harm the skin. Needle stick wounds are risky for health care providers, who work in clinical setting with hypodermic syringes and other sharp equipment's One of the most potentially hazardous procedure that health care personnel face is using and disposing of needles and sharps. The potential risk of transmission of blood borne viruses arises from exposure to blood and other body fluids from infected patients. Methodology : The present study was focused to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on Knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among Staff Nurses working in Selected Hospitals of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The study design was quantitative approach with pre experimental design adopted for this study. A total sample of 50 staff nurses were selected by convenience sampling technique. Demographic profile and structured knowledge questionnaire on needle stick injury was used for data collection. Structured teaching programme on needle stick injury was given to staff nurses. Post-test data was collected using same questionnaire after 7 days of administration of intervention. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results : Result reveals that in pre-test majority 25(50%) had poor knowledge, 20(840%) had average knowledge and 5(10%) had good knowledge regarding needle stick injury while in post-test majority 36(72%) had good knowledge and 14(28%) had average knowledge regarding needle stick injury. Findings showed that in pre-test mean knowledge score was 13.24±4.269 and in post-test mean knowledge score was 22.52±2.887 with mean difference of 9.28. The comparison was tested using paired t test (t=11.69, df=49, p=0.001) was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. Study results showed that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses regarding needle stick injury. Result revealed that age of staff nurses were statistically found significant association at p<0.05 level. Conclusion : Study results concluded that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses regarding needle stick injury. There is therefore an urgent need at the hospital level to have a uniform needle stick injuries policy covering safe work practices, safe disposal of sharps, procedures in event of needle stick injury, training including pre-employment training, monitoring and evaluation of needle stick injuries and procedures for reporting needle stick injuries.
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1Principal, 2Lecturer, Nightingale Institute of Nursing, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2348.2133.201904 A pre-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program regarding prevention of needle stick injury among nursing students in selected college of nursing, Noida. 30 samples were selected and data collection was done through questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Study Results showed that the mean post test score (14.733) was higher than the mean pre-test score (10.166) with the mean difference of 4.567. Therefore, the structured teaching program was an effective method for improving the knowledge on the prevention of needle stick injury.
National Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Background: Nursing students are at increased risk of acquiring blood borne infections, this is largely due to NSI which they encounter in there every day work. They are frequently unaware of prevention and management of NSI and proper BMW disposal. Objective: To assess and enhance knowledge of nursing students for prevention and management of NSI . Methods: This was a Quasi experiment study conducted at Nursing College, NSCB Medical College Jabalpur (M.P.) among 100 nursing students. A preformed questionnaire was used to assess existing knowledge of prevention and management of NSI, then students were given series of lectures and interactive sessions to prevent and manage NSI then same group was subjected to post intervention assessment. Results: It was observed that 78% respondents suffered NSI was during recapping of needle. Other than needle,86% respondents mentioned of getting struck by stylet of IV catheter, 14% subjects recalled more than 5 incidences of NSI in past 15 days. In post intervention assessment it was observed that intervention made a significant (Wilcoxon signed rank Test Z=6.68,p<0.001)) impact in knowledge of students for prevention and management of NSI. The intervention motivated 5 more students for Hepatitis B immunization. Conclusions: Sensitization of nursing students for prevention and management of NSI is quintessential in preventing these occupational hazards and should be included in nursing training curriculum.
Knowledge Regarding Needle Stick Injury among Student Nurses
Journal of Nursing Science & Practice, 2016
Needle stick injury is a common occupational hazard for the student nurses due to poor technique and human error. There are a lot of ill effects seen from the needle stick injury. So there is a need to protect for the present and the future generations from the consequences of needle stick injury. The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on the knowledge regarding needle stick injury among student nurses by using self-administered knowledge questionnaire. The sample was selected by using simple random sampling technique (n= 50). The study show that the knowledge of the student nurses was not satisfactory (X 1 = 14.2) before the introduction of the structured teaching programme (STP). The STP helped them to learn more about the needle stick injury. The post-test knowledge score showed the significant increase (X 2 = 25.16) in the knowledge of the student nurses. The difference between the mean post-test and the mean pre-test scores found to be statistically significant ('t' 49 = 25.24) at 0.05 level of significance, P-value (P< 0.05) greater than the table value. The structured teaching programme is an effective strategy for providing information and improving the knowledge of subjects.
https://ijshr.com/IJSHR\_Vol.3\_Issue.2\_April2018/IJSHR\_Abstract.003.html, 2018
Needle stick injuries are wounds caused by needles that accidentally puncture the skin. Needle stick injuries are a hazard for people who work with hypodermic syringes and other needle equipment. These injuries can occur at any time when people use, disassemble, or dispose of needles. When not disposed of properly, needles can become concealed in linen or garbage and injure other workers who encounter them unexpectedly. Occupational needle stick injuries primarily affect healthcare workers, especially the students of various disciplines who make up 80% of needle stick injuries worldwide. [1,2] Various other occupations are also at increased risk of needle stick injury, including law enforcement, labourers, tattoo artists, food preparers, and agricultural workers. Among these group the most vulnerable groups is freshly admitted nursing students. Hence assessing the factors leading to the incidences of needle stick and sharp injury and their avoidance is needed. The descriptive study with a sample of 60 first year nursing student was conducted by using structured Questioner. The study result showed that women have neutral attitude on syndrome and its management. And few demographic variables showed association with level of attitude.
Nursing Student’s Knowledge about Understanding and Prevention of Needle Stick Injury
Croatian nursing journal, 2020
Introduction. Needle stick injury (NSI) is an occupational health and safety issue. Nursing students are prone to NSI due to lack of experience with handling needles and sharps. Aim. To determine the level of knowledge about the prevention of NSI and examine the level of knowledge about the post-exposure procedure and the students’ understanding of NSI. Methods. The study was conducted in 2017 at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb. The participants were nursing students from all regions of Croatia. The data was collected using a questionnaire containing 17 questions specifically designed for this study. One question had three subquestions and one had five subquestions regarding the knowledge of how to react if a needle stick injury occurs. The participants also responded to a questionnaire on their socio-demographic data. Results. The study included 149 students. The results show that 16 students have experienced NSI. A statistically significant difference was obser...
BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries (NSIs)is a global issue. Each day thousand of health workers around the world, suffer from accidental occupational exposures during the course of their role for caring of patients. OBJECTIVES: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among staff nurses on needle stick injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of one hundred and fifty (150) nurses were included in the study. A descriptive cross sectional approach was adopted, a pretested structured questionnaire was used. Based on the objectives and the hypothesis the data was analyzed by using inferential statistics. RESULTS: The mean knowledge score of nurses regarding needle-stick injuries was 24.21 (80.70%) with a range of 14-30 and the standard deviation was 3.97. Out of 150 nurses 15(10%) subjects had poor knowledge, 124(82.67%) subjects had average knowledge and 11(7.33%) subjects had good knowledge. The mean attitude score of nurses regarding infection control measures was 21.35(71.17%) with a range of 12-28 and the standard deviation was 3.71. out of 150 nurses 18(12%) subjects had poor attitude, 109(72.67%) subjects had average attitude and 23(15.33%) subjects had good attitude. The mean practice score of nurses regarding needle-stick injuries was 23.36(71.73%) with a range of 10-30 and the standard deviation was 4.58. Out of 150 nurses 15 (10%) subjects had unfavorable practice, 103 (68.67%) subjects had neutral level of practice, and 32 (21.33%) had favorable level of practice. Finding of the study revealed that Staff nurses overall knowledge and attitude regarding needle-stick injuries was average with neutral level of practice but there was positive correlation between them. CONCLUSION: The training of nursing staff, continuous nursing education (CNE) and standard operating procedure regarding needle stick injuries is needed to improve knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing health care professionals regarding needle-stick injuries.
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Introduction Every day, health care workers are exposed to dangerous and deadly blood borne pathogens through contaminated needle sticks, sharps or splash exposure. These exposures are often considered as part of the job. The pathogens that pose the most serious health risk are Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human immunodeficiency virus. More than 20 other infections can be transmitted through needle stick including syphilis, malaria and herpes. Preventing needle stick injury is the best way to protect the health care workers from these infections. 1 Objectives The objectives of the study were to assess the existing practices in prevention of needle stick injury using objective structured practical examination (OSPE) and to assess the practices in prevention of needle stick injury after structured teaching programme using OSPE, among the nursing students of a selected educational institute. And also to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on practice...
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Abstract: An academic institution based cross- sectional survey was done to identify the incidence density of needle stick injury among PCL level nursing students. Multi stage sampling method was used to select 407 samples from nursing students studying inside Kathmandu valley. Self administered questionnaire and review the records guideline were used as research tool. Incidence density was calculated by using R software. Out of total participated students, 46.9 % had have needle stick injuries in the past and 44.7 % experienced it more than one time. The overall incidence density was found 5.82/person 1000 days exposure. The incidence density in night shift (6.86) and in second year practicum period (6.91) was found higher than day shift (5.41) and first year (4.21) respectively. Out of total 298 injuries, 67.8 % were happened during medication, 41 % while drawing medicine, 20 % while recapping the needle and 45.1 % at medical ward. Only 46.6 % injuries were reported and prophylaxi...
Needlestick and sharp injuries are frequent and important cause of morbidity and mortality in nursing students as other health care workers who come into contact with patient blood and body fluids. Researchers identified education as an important aspect in reducing the needlestick and sharp objects injuries among health care workers, and indicated the need for comprehensive educational program which clearly links theory with practice rather than programs which emphasized only on the knowledge part of infection control. This study determined the impact of a comprehensive infection control initiative educational program on the reduction and sustainability of lower rate of needlestick and sharp injuries among the nursing students participated in the program. The comprehensive infection control initiative educational program was provided to associate nursing students. The program aimed to increase the nursing students' awareness of the rate and risk of needlestick and sharp injuries, through establishing common improvement goals, training on hand and environment care, wear protective measures, appropriate handling and dispose of needles and sharp objects. Active teaching learning strategies such as audiovisual aid presentation, focus group discussion and reflection were utilized. Incidents reports of needlestick and sharp injuries among the nursing students over one semester before implementing the program established the baseline data for the present study, indicated that the needlestick and sharp injuries among the nursing students had been significantly declined as a result of their participation in the program which sustained for two followed semesters. The comprehensive infection control initiative educational program stimulates the participants to take an active part in defining their own problems, establishing their goals, developing their solutions. It progressively reduced and sustained reduction in needlestick and sharp injuries among the participants.