ABSTRACT

Background: Nurses plays a vital role by having an array of varied roles and responsibilities in health care settings, especially in critical care settings. Critical care is an area where patients of altered consciousness with different etiological factors receive comprehensive nursing care. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a neurological assessment scale that strives to provide a reliable, objective method of recording a person's conscious state for both initial and follow-up patient assessment. Research work reveals the poor knowledge of nurses in using GCS scale and it is necessary for them to up to date and equip with good knowledge and as well as in practice. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge and practice regarding the Glasgow coma scale among staff nurses. Material and Method: An Evaluative research approach with Pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on nurses’ knowledge and practice about GCS. A total of 60 staff nurses working in critical care areas of Dhiraj Hospital were selected using Non-probability Consecutive sampling technique. After getting permission from ethical committee, the data was collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire and a practice checklist before and after administration of planned teaching program on GCS. The collected data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Regarding knowledge, the results revealed that in pretest majority 24(80%) had poor knowledge and 6(20%) had average knowledge where as in posttest majority 24(80%) had good knowledge and 6(20%) had average knowledge regarding Glasgow coma scale among staff nurses. Regarding practice the results revealed that in pretest half of staff nurses 15(50%) had poor practice and 15(50%) had moderate practice where as in posttest majority 28(93.3%) had good practice and 2(6.7%) had moderate practice regarding Glasgow coma scale among staff nurses. Conclusion: The findings indicate that planned teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge and practice on Glasgow coma scale among staff nurses and developing a protocol helps in universal application of the neurological assessment scale in practice. Keywords: Effectiveness, Staff Nurse, Planned Teaching program, Glasgow Coma Scale Protocol, Neurological nursing assessment, Knowledge, Practice
Publication date: 15/12/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.1043