A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CEREBRO-VASCULAR ACCIDENTS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF THE SELECTED NURSING COLLEGE AT JAIPUR

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, known as Hypertension. High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. There is a natural tendency for blood pressure to rise with age due to the reduced elasticity of the arterial system. Age is therefore one of the factors that needs to be taken into account in deciding whether a person blood pressure is too high.

AIM OF THE STUDY: assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents among nursing students of the selected nursing colleges at Jaipur.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: A pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test study was used in order to evaluate effectiveness of structured teaching programme (the Independent variable) on knowledge regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents (the dependent variable) among nursing students of selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique in nursing colleges at Jaipur. Each participant was informed about the study and that they could withdraw at any time and a written consent was also obtained.

RESULT: The finding study showed that the analysis and interpretation of data collected from 60 nursing students of the selected nursing colleges at Jaipur to assess the knowledge regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis. It was found that pre- test knowledge level of the nursing students was adequate with mean knowledge score 7.83 ± 2.31. It was found that mean post-test knowledge score was significantly higher than mean pre-test knowledge score with mean difference of 9.78 ± 1.75. Showed highly significant difference suggesting that the structured teaching was effective in increasing the knowledge of nursing student’s parents regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents.

CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that nursing students had adequate knowledge regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents as per current research recommendations. Structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of nursing students regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents and Regular classes can be conducted for nursing college to refresh their knowledge regarding primary prevention of the cerebro-vascular accidents and encourage them to impart knowledge to nursing students of the selected nursing colleges at Jaipur.