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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Emergency Drugs Among Staff Nurses Working in Selected Hospital Amritsar, Punjab

Vijayalakshmi,

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Journal of Emergency and Trauma Nursing 5(2):p 43-48, July - Dec 2024. | DOI: n.a

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Vijayalakshmi, Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Emergency Drugs Among Staff Nurses Working in Selected Hospital Amritsar, Punjab. J of Emer and Trauma Nurs. 2024;5(2):43–48

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Received : January 08, 2025         Accepted : February 03, 2025          Published : December 31, 2024

Abstract

Context: Emergency drugs are chemical drugs used in life-threatening conditions to control symptoms and save lives. As a front line workers, nurses have prime responsibility to develop adequate knowledge about emergency drugs. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the level of knowledge regarding emergency drugs among staff nurses before and after teaching. Setting and Design: Guru Nanak dev hospital Amritsar, Punjab and Quasi experimental Research design with non-randomized Control group design. Methods and Material: The sample of 60 staff nurses in that 30 experimental group and 30 control group were selected by purposive sampling technique. The tools were demographic variables and structured knowledge Questionnaire regarding emergency drugs. Statistical analysis used: The collected data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential method. Results: The results showed that in control group during pretest majority 19(63.3%) had poor knowledge and 11(36.7%) had average knowledge where as in experimental group maximum 18(60%) had poor knowledge and 12(40%) had average knowledge. In experimental group during posttest majority 23(76.7%) had good knowledge and 7(23.3%) had average knowledge where as in control group majority 17(5.7%) had poor knowledge, 13(73.3%) had average knowledge and no one have good knowledge. Conclusion: Findings showed that structured teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge regarding emergency drugs among staff nurses in Experimental group as compared to control group.

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This research received no funding.

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All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.

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This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge the study participants for their cooperation and responses. My sincere thanks to all those who have helped me directly and indirectly for the successful completion of this study

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Vijayalakshmi, Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Emergency Drugs Among Staff Nurses Working in Selected Hospital Amritsar, Punjab. J of Emer and Trauma Nurs. 2024;5(2):43–48

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January 08, 2025 February 03, 2025 December 31, 2024
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KnowledgeEmergency DrugsStructured teaching programStaff Nurses

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Received January 08, 2025
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