International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Breast feeding is the most precious gift a mother can give her infant. “When there is illness or malnutrition it may be a lifesaving gift, when there is poverty, it may be the only gift. Breast feeding is the best natural feeding and breast milk is the best milk. The basic food of infant is of mother’s milk. Breast feeding is the most effective way to provide a baby with a carrying environment and complete food it meets the nutritional as well as emotional and psychological needs of the infant. But recently there is tendency to replace the natural means of infant feeding and introduction of breast milk substitutes. Food is major concern of the mankind beginning from the time of conception and extending through the entire life span of the individual food supplies the energy for physical activity and other metabolic needs of the body. Food in early months of life is essential for maintaining life. The goal of this study was to identify the cultural and social norms and attitudes which mothers felt influenced their decision about weaning.

Objectives of the study: (1) To assess the existing knowledge regarding importance of breastfeeding and weaning among primigravida mother’s in selected hospital of Wardha city. (2) To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching knowledge on regarding importance of breastfeeding and weaning among primigravida mother by comparing for the pretest and post test knowledge score. (3) To find out the association between knowledge regarding importance of breastfeeding and weaning among primigravida mother with their selected demographic variables.

Methods: A Pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was used for the present study. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the subject and the total population was 60. Tool used to collect the data was baseline proforma and structured knowledge questionnaire.

Results: Data was analyzed and interpreted by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. T the mean score for the pretest was 11.28. The mean score for the post-test was 24.63. The gain in the knowledge based on difference in the pre-test and post-test mean was found to be 13.35 (Improvement). The calculated‘t’value is 17.92, which are significant (P< 0.001). The results proved that the Planned Teaching was effective in improving the knowledge of primigravida mothers regarding Importance of breastfeeding and weaning. Age, Breast feeding is the first immunization to the baby have significant association with knowledge regarding Importance of breastfeeding and weaning.

Interpretation and Conclusion: This study was successful in achieving aims and objectives as well as using research appropriately.

Whats App, zoom and Google meet are some of the apps used for conducting online classes. Some institutions have also developed their own software for online classes. It is almost a new notion for the nursing students to take online classes on regular basis.1

Objectives: (1) To study learning difficulties experienced by nursing students in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. (2) To associate the findings with selected demographic variables.

Material and Methods: Research approach used for this study was an exploratory descriptive design. Population was nursing students who experienced online classes. Total 200 samples were selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique.

Result: Majority of students 173 (86.5%) having negative experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic whereas 27 (13.5%) of students having positive experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusion: Majority of students 86.5% having negative learning experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic whereas 13.5% of students having positive learning experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need for extended and intensive nursing research in the area of Online class room teaching and to counteract the various difficulties faced during online classroom teaching, so that improve the knowledge of students for providing better nursing care in family and community setting.

Health professional educators (HPE) and clinical faculty are facing different educational challenges in balancing their work profile of teaching, research and clinical duties with improper planning of curriculum. So a need assessment was conducted to find out the knowledge and skill of health science educators in a health science academy to empower them with an educational programme on curriculum development, design and mapping of core elements in a health professional education programme.

Main Objective: To identify the effect of planned educational programme on curriculum development and design for health professional educators.

Introduction: A curriculum is defined as a sophisticated blend of educational strategies, course content, learning outcomes, educational experiences, assessment, the educational environment, and the individual students’ learning style personal timetable and programme of work 1.

Methodology: Pre-test post-test design was used with a teaching programme on curriculum design, development and mapping using convenient sampling with 18 faculty of HPEs. Comparison of Mean Pre-test and post-test score obtained by subjects shows significant difference with a p value of 0.0001 (P value <0.0001) Study was conducted among faculty of a health science academy with convenient sampling.

A total of 25 samples were taken who were working as faculty with a teaching experience of 3-10 years.

Results: Results were analysed using google itself.

Background: Children are generally care free and like to travel park and surroundings. A lot of children get hurt while cycling and crossing the road. The Awareness of road safety rules among high School children, help them to get an overall idea about road traffic rules and it also help them to practice in their daily life. In view of this fact, we aimed to assess the effectiveness.of educational intervention on road safety rules among high school children in Thrissur.

Objective: Assess the pre and post interventional level of knowledge on road safety rules, evaluate the effectiveness of educational intervention on road safety rules and associate the pre interventional level of knowledge of high school children regarding road safety rules with their selected demographic variables.

Materials and Methods: The research approach used in the study was quantitative approach. Pre experimental pre test and post-test design was adapted. The setting of the study was St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Thope, Thrissur. The sample were selected from 8 to 10 standard by using purposive sampling technique (150). Structured questionnaire was used for the study. After pre-test educational intervention regarding road safety rules was provided post test were collected.

Result: Findings of the study revealed that among the high school children 76 (50.7%) of the children belonged to the 14 years of age 35 (23.3%) of children to 13 and 15 years of age respectively and only 2.7% of high school children were in the age group of 12 years. 130 (86.77%) of children mode of travelling were using bus to reach the school; 16 (10.7%) of children were using cycle and only 2.6% were coming to the school by walking. Among the high school children 76 (50,7%) children were belongs to urban residence and 74 (49.3%) were belongs rural residence. In the pre-test, 19.3% have poor knowledge, 49.4% have average knowledge and 31.3% have good knowledge regarding road safety rules. In the post-test, 52% have good knowledge, 36% have average knowledge and 12% have poor knowledge regarding road safety rules. There is significant association between pre interventional level of knowledge among high school children with their age, mode of travelling and occupation of their father.

Conclusion: Mean post interventional knowledge (19.71%) was higher than preinterventional level of knowledge (17.10%). Here there is significant difference in the pre interventional and post interventional level of knowledge. This reveals that educational intervention regarding road safety rules was effective.