Effectiveness of Teaching Programme on Knowledge of GNM - II Year Students regarding Prevention of Needle Stick Injuries at Ancillary Medical Training School, Shireen Bagh, Srinagar

Abstract

Background: Though mostly needle stick injuries cause just minor trauma
and bleeding, yet, even without trauma and bleeding, the danger of
contamination and infection remains. Thus, a needle stick injury may
represent a hazard for a patient if the injured health professional carries
hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus or human immunodeficiency virus.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of teaching programme on
knowledge of GNM-II year students regarding prevention of needle stick
injuries at Ancillary Medical Training School, Shireen Bagh, Srinagar.
Methods: In this study, a total of 50 GNM - II year students were included
fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A self-structured knowledge
questionnaire was used as the research tool. Demographic variables such
as place of residence, educational status of father, educational status
of mother, occupation of father, occupation of mother, and previous
exposure to information related to needle stick injuries were obtained.
Results: The findings of the present study revealed that there was a
statistically significant association between the pre-test knowledge
scores of study subjects with and previous exposure to information
(p = 0.007) while no significant association was found between the
pre-test knowledge scores of study subjects and other demographic
variables like residence (p = 0.785), educational status of father (p =
0.435), educational status of mother (p = 0.345), occupation of father
(p = 0.851) and occupation of mother (p = 0.881).
Conclusion: This study reveals the importance of educational
programmes, skill training programmes, conferences, workshops and
educational meetings to enhance the nursing students’ knowledge
regarding the prevention of needle stick injuries.

How to cite this article:
Mir MA, Bashir M, Akhter K. Effectiveness of
Teaching Programme on Knowledge of GNM - II
Year Students regarding Prevention of Needle
Stick Injuries at Ancillary Medical Training School,
Shireen Bagh, Srinagar. Trends Nurs Adm Edu.
2021;10(2):17-23.