ABSTRACT

Background: Legislation forms an important component in the implementation of mental healthcare. It has long been known that there is a dynamic relationship between the concept of mental illness, the treatment of the mentally ill and the Law. Therefore, adequate education is necessary for staff nurses regarding legal aspects in psychiatric care to enable them to be aware of the legal issues, acts under legal aspects and to protect the rights of clients under their care. Aim: The main aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding legal aspects in psychiatric care among staff nurses of mental hospital. Material and method: The modified conceptual framework for the present study was based on Wiedenbach’s Clinical Nursing Practice-A Helping Art Theory. Quasi experimental- one group pretest post-test design was adopted for the present study. The Structured Knowledge Questionnaire was developed to collect the data. Pilot study was conducted among 3staff nurses and samples were selected by using simple random sampling to find the feasibility of the study. The main study was conducted at Dhiraj and Lady Pillar Hospital, Vadodara among 30 staff nurses and the data collected was analysed and interpreted based on descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Out of 30 samples the pre-test and post-test level of knowledge regarding legal aspects in psychiatric care among staff nurses. Results revealed that in pre-test majority 23(76.7%) had poor knowledge and 7(23.3%) had average knowledge, whereas in post-test majority 26(86.7%) had good knowledge and 4(13.3%) had average knowledge regarding legal aspects in psychiatric care among staff nurses. Hence the research hypothesis was accepted. Conclusion: The present study attempted to assess the effectiveness of SIM on knowledge regarding legal aspects in psychiatric care and found that the SIM was effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses. Keywords: Knowledge, Effectiveness, Self Instructional Module, Psychiatric care, Staff Nurse, Legal Aspects
Publication date: 15/12/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.1047