A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program Regarding Knowledge on Post-Operative Breathing Exercises Among Nursing Students of Selected College,

Jalandhar, Punjab 2019- 2020.

Khush Nasib¹, Ragini Singh², Megha², Priti², Priyanka², Barkha², Pavithra², Amita², Pawanpreet², Deepika²

¹HOD Medical Surgical Nursing, Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar Cantt, Punjab.

²BSc Nursing 4th Yr Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar Cantt, Punjab.

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ABSTRACT:

Breathing exercises are the process of inhaling and exhaling. The anaesthesia used during surgery leads to many post-operative complications in the post- patients and which is associated with the increased hospital stay, morbidity and mortality is reported between 2 - 40%

KEYWORDS: Post-operative breathing exercises, general anesthesia, planned teaching programme, nursing students.

INTRODUCTION:

Breathing is the vital function for maintenance of life. It is thought by many cultures that the process of breathing is the essence of being. Post-operative breathing exercises are a part of these exercises and it plays a very crucial role in improving the pulmonary functioning and reducing post-operative pulmonary complications.

Post-operative breathing exercises helps in improving respiratory functions and energy levels throughout the day. Post-operative breathing exercises such as diaphragmatic breathing are used in order to augment diaphragmatic descent while Inhalation and diaphragmatic ascent while expiration.

Patient may deficits in understanding the importance of breathing exercise through the absence of education and limited knowledge. By providing adequate education nurse can enhance patient participation in exercise intervention. Thus knowledge of breathing exercises must for nursing health personal.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To assess knowledge regarding post- operative breathing exercises among nursing students.

2. To find the effectiveness of planned teaching program regarding post-operative breathing exercises among nursing students.

3. To find the association of knowledge regarding post- operative breathing exercises with the selected demographic variable.

MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY:

A Pre Experimental study was adopted to find the effectiveness of planned teaching program regarding post-operative breathing exercises among nursing students and to find the association of knowledge regarding post-operative breathing exercises with the selected demographic variable. The study was conducted

on 40 samples of B.Sc Nursing students. Randomized sampling technique is used to select the sample by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Analysis and interpretation of data was done with the objectives by using descriptive and inferential statistics like chi square test etc.

RESULT:

Fig 1-Depicts that according to the pre-test knowledge score, 3% The nursing students is having very good knowledge, 42% is having good knowledge, 42% is having average knowledge and13% is having poor knowledge.

CONCLUSION:

In this study, it is found that the pre- test score is low in comparison to post test score of students. The planned

teaching programme was found effective and there is no

Association between knowledge and demographic

variables.

After teaching programme (post-test) out of 40 students 3 students (8%) have scored 25 and above, 5 (12%) have scored between 20 – 24(very good), 20 students have scored between 15- 19 (good) and no student have scored 10 and below (poor) hence planned teaching programme was found effective in enhancing the knowledge of nursing students regarding post-operative breathing exercises. It was found that there is no association between knowledge and demographic variables.

Fig -1-Pie chart depicts the level of knowledge

AMONG NURSING STUDENTS:

Fig 2- Represents that, out of 40 nursing students no. of the students (0%) have scored above 25 i.e. excellent, 1(3%) student have scored between 20 24 marks (very

good), 17 (42%) have scored between 11- 14(average)

and 5 students (13%) have scored 10 and below(poor) before implementation of teaching programme (pretest).

However after teaching programme (post -test) out of 40 students 3(8%) have scored 25 and above, 5 (12%) have scored between 20 – 24(very good), 20 students have scored between 15- 19 (good) and no student have scored 10 and below (poor)

Figure 2– Comparison of pre-test and post –test knowledge score knowledge score

FINDINGS:

In this study pre-test results depicted that 0 (0%) students had excellent knowledge regarding post- operative breathing exercises, 1(3%) students had very good knowledge, 17(42%) students had good knowledge, 17 (42%) students had average knowledge and 5(13%) students had poor knowledge.

IMPLICATIONS:

The finding of the study has implications in various areas of nursing mainly nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research.

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Received on 01.02.2021 Modified on 12.03.2021

Int. J. of Advances in Nur. Management. 2021; 9(4):345-346.

DOI: 10.52711/2454-2652.2021.00079