Original Research Article
Year: 2016 | Month: August | Volume: 3 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 36-42
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge of Staff Nurses Regarding Cardiac Rehabilitation Working in Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana
Rajni Kadian1*, Santosh Hooda2*, Surekha Khandelwal2**
1M.Sc. Nursing, 2 Professor,
*College of Nursing, Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India. **Department of Medicine, Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India.
Corresponding Author: Rajni Kadian
ABSTRACT
The study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge of staff nurses regarding cardiac rehabilitation working in Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana. Objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding cardiac rehabilitation working in Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation among staff nurses, to find association between post test knowledge scores with selected socio demographic variables. Study was conducted using Quantitative approach and one group pre test post test design on 100 staff nurses working in Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak by convenient sampling technique. Structured Questionnaire was used to collect data regarding cardiac rehabilitation. Findings of study revealed that in pre test (76%) of samples had good knowledge, (13%) had average knowledge (11%) had excellent knowledge whereas in post test (78%) had excellent knowledge and (22%) had good knowledge. Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program was assessed using paired t - test which revealed that there was significant gain in knowledge at 0.05 level of significance. There was significant association between post test knowledge scores and with selected demographic variables. The study findings depict that planned teaching program is effective strategy to improve knowledge of staff nurses regarding cardiac rehabilitation. There is significant association between knowledge scores and Socio demographic variables.
Keywords: Effectiveness,Cardiac rehabilitation, staff nurses.