Abstract

Background: Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a non-invasive brain, Lesion, nerve disorder such as trigeminal Neuralgia etc. treatment by use of the high beam focused gamma ray from Cobalt-60 sources.

Aim: 1. To assess pre-test level of knowledge regarding Gamma Knife surgery among B.Sc Nursing Students. 2. To re-assess post-test level of knowledge regarding Gamma Knife surgery among B.Sc Nursing Students. 3. To find out of the effectiveness of Video assisted teaching program me of knowledge regarding Gamma Knife surgery among B.Sc Nursing student’s. 4. To find out the relationship between knowledge regarding Gamma Knife Surgery among B.Sc Nursing student’s.

Method & Material: Evaluative research approach & Quasi Experimental research design was adopted. 60 Sample of Undergraduate B.Sc Nursing students Apex Nursing College Varanasi was selected by the Simple random sampling Techniques by the table method. The semi structured constructed knowledge questionnaire regarding Gamma Knife Surgery among students.

Results: The finding of this study, Pre-test knowledge towards Gamma knife Surgery in undergraduate Nursing Student’s that Poor 81.67% (49),Average 15%(09) & Good knowledge 3.33% (2) but Post-test Nursing student’s that Poor 11.66%(7), Average 53.33% (32) & Good 35% (21). The Pre-test Mean ±S.D. 7.43±2.91 but after the video assisted Teaching Program me Mean ±S.D.11.82±3.42. The effectiveness of Video assisted teaching Program me Mean ±S.D 4.39 ±0.51. The relationship between Pre-test knowledge score with selected socio-demographical variables such as Age (Year’s), Gender, Types of Family, Monthly Income of the family Member’s, Any History of Brain Cancer/Lesions, Previous knowledge about Gamma Knife surgery are not significant but others demographical variables Year’s of course, Family occupation are significant at the level of P>0.05.

Conclusion: The B.Sc Nursing Students have enhanced the knowledge after the video assisted teaching programme regarding Gamma Knife Surgery & that Video assisted teaching programme was very effective.

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