Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 86-89
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Planned Teaching Programme on Body Mechanics in Selected Nursing Interventions In Terms Of Knowledge and Practice among Staff Nurses Working In General Ward of Selected Hospitals, Kolkata and West Bengal
Rikupar Iawim1, Bhanumati Dutta2
1Assistant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing Department. Faculty of Nursing.
2Associate Professor, B.M. Birla College of Nursing, Kolkata.
Corresponding Author: Rikupar Iawim
ABSTRACT
Background: Body mechanics is a term used to describe the ways we move as we go about our daily lives. Poor body mechanics are often the cause of back problems. Nurses do experience a significantly increased incidence of back problems, back pain, or injury, in comparison with other occupational groups. The study is to find the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on body mechanics in selected nursing interventions in terms of knowledge and practice among staff nurses working in general ward of selected hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Materials and Methods: Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for the study. In this study 30 staff nurses who were working in general ward were selected by using convenience sampling technique. The tool used for the study were observational check list on practice of body mechanics in selected nursing interventions and Structured knowledge questionnaire on body mechanics in selected nursing Interventions. The analysis was done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired‘t’ test and chi-square and Co-efficient correlations.
Result: Result shows that in practice of occupied bed making the mean, median of the post-test practice score ( 17.7, 18.3) were found to be slightly higher than the mean, median of pre-test practice score ( 10.4, 10.3 ). In lifting and shifting of client from bed to stretcher, the mean, median of the post-test practice score (9.8, 9.9) were found to be slightly higher than the mean, median of pre-test practice score ( 5.7, 6.3 ). Also shows that the mean, median of post-test knowledge score were (28, 28.4) was higher than the mean, median of pre-test knowledge score (17.3, 16.7). The data also shows that the mean difference of pre-test and post-test practice score of occupied bed making was 7.3 Computed ‘t’ (18.7) was found statistically significant at the level of 0.05 significance (‘t’ (29) =2.05 p<0.05) and data also shows that the mean difference of pre-test and post-test practice score In lifting and shifting of client from bed to stretcher, was 4.1 Computed ‘t’ (12.8) was found statistically significant at the level of 0.05 significance (‘t’ (29) =2.05 p<0.05). The mean difference of pre-test and post-test knowledge score was 10.7. Computed‘t’ (11.8) was found statistically significant at the level of 0.05 significance (‘t’ (29) =2.05 p<0.05). So, study findings revealed that structured teaching programme regarding body mechanics in selected nursing intervention is effective in improving knowledge and practice of staff nurses. The study showed that there was no significant association between pre-test level of knowledge and practice with selected variables. But there is significant association between pre-test level of knowledge with selected variable like total year of clinical experience in general ward. Study also revealed that there is correlation between the improvement knowledge and practice of staff nurses regarding body mechanics in selected nursing interventions.
Conclusion: The structured teaching programme will help to improve the knowledge and practice of staff nurses and thereby prevented the staff nurses from developing musculoskeletal injuries.
Key words: Effectiveness, planned teaching programme, body mechanics, nursing interventions, knowledge, practice, staff nurses & general ward