Effect of Computer-Assisted Instructions on Staff Nurses about Renal Dialysis for Chronic Renal Failure Patients
Abstract
Background: The present study was conducted to assess the effect of computer-assisted instructions on the knowledge gain of the staff nurses on renal dialysis for chronic renal failure patients.
Methods: An experimental design was chosen with pre-test and post-test of the experimental and control group. The sample comprised 60 registered staff nurses divided into two groups - 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group. The tools used for conducting the study included demographic variables, and self-structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of experimental and control group. The experimental group was given computer-assisted instructions as an intervention and the control group was used only for comparison. The data was analysed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: The study clearly shows that there was a significant gain in the knowledge of staff nurses in experimental group with computer-assisted instructions regarding renal dialysis for chronic renal failure patients.
Conclusion: The staff nurses can be benefited by computer-assisted instructions to improve their knowledge and practice on renal dialysis for chronic renal failure patients and they can practice these interventions in clinical area in the future.
How to cite this article:
Oriel A, Linson CC. Effect of Computer-Assisted Instructions on Staff Nurses about Renal Dialysis for Chronic Renal Failure Patients. Ind J Holist Nurs. 2021;12(2):1-6.
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