A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Demonstration Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Covid-19 and its Prevention Among Staff Nurses of Selected Hospital at Latur

Abstract

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a broad family of RNA viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more chronic disorders such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). Regardless of a patient's perceived health state or diagnosis, standard precautions are infection prevention practices that apply to all patients. When used consistently at all times, personal protection equipment is intended to improve infection prevention and control among patients and healthcare staff. When treating patients with highly contagious illnesses, certain safety measures are implemented under the umbrella of "transmission-based precautions" (TBPs). Patients are handled in isolation, and normal safety measures are included. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a key element of transmission-based precaution. Patients must be isolated, hands must be washed, and other measures must be taken to prevent transmission. Aim: The primary goal of the study was to assess the efficacy of planned demonstration teaching on awareness of COVID-19 and its prevention among staff nurses at a chosen hospital in Latur. Methods: In the study, a pre-test and post-test design was utilised, and simple random selection was used to pick 30 staff nurses from a designated hospital in Latur. The instrument and research design were determined to be viable in a pilot investigation. On the first day, data was gathered using a modified structured questionnaire, and the post-test was held on the 14th day among the staff nurses. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the collected data. Major Findings: The study showed that staff nurses scored higher on knowledge in the post-test (86.66%) than they did in the pre-test (13.33%). The paired 't’ statistic was used to compute the difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores, and a p-value of 0.05 was used to determine statistical significance. Insight into first aid handling of specific medical crises should be provided to staff nurses through inservice education initiatives, according to the hospital.