Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: January-March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 33-43
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20220106
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice of Nasogastric Tube Feeding to Adult Patient among Nursing Personnel Working in Selected Hospitals, Bangalore
Sathyavathy. G
Associate Professor, M.Sc-Nursing, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College, Pondicherry.
ABSTRACT
Administration of nutrients directly into the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum through a tube is more physiologically beneficial and cost effective than parenteral feeding. In the hospital settings, most of the critically ill patients are on naso gastric tube feeding to meet their nutritional needs. The unhygienic practices and improper insertion of naso gastric tube by the nursing personnel’s increases the risk of infection and other health hazards. Nursing practice still needs to understand how modern technology and instrumental device in naso gastric tube feeding works. Though the nursing personnel are handling the procedure with knowledge and skills, the exciting condition of the patient cannot be satisfied due to the misplacement of the tube. Hence the researcher conducted “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and practice of Naso gastric tube feeding to adult patient among nursing personnel” working in selected hospitals, Bangalore. A quantitative research approach and Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The sample was selected by using simple random technique was used to select 50 nursing personnel working in selected hospital, Bangalore. Structured questionnaire was used to assess the levels of knowledge and practice. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis and interpretation of data. Effectiveness of Structured teaching programme on the levels of knowledge and practice regarding Naso gastric tube feeding among nursing personnel was assessed by using Paired ‘t’test. Association between pretest knowledge level with the selected demographic variables was analyzed using Chi-square test.
Keywords: Naso gastric tube feeding, Nursing personnel, adult patient.
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