Introduction: A chest tube insertion is a surgical procedure to remove the air, blood, pus, lymph and fluid from the pleural space by inserting a hollow, flexible drainage tube through the side of the chest in the pleural space. Chest tube is a widespread therapeutic intervention for patients admitted in medical and surgical care areas. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The main indications for intercostal or chest drains are conditions followed by chest injuries like pneumothorax, hemothorax, chylothorax, flail chest, cor-pulmonale, pleural effusion, empyema etc. Following cardiac surgeries also chest drains are used to regain normal functional status of lungs. Statement: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding protocol-based care on chest tube drainage among BSc Nursing 4th semester students at SGRRUCON, Dehradun. Objectives of the study: 1. To assess the pre and post-test knowledge score. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional module 3. To find out the association between the pre-test knowledge scores regarding care of chest tube drainage with their demographic variables. Methods: A quantitative one group pre- test and post- test design was conducted at Shri Guru Ram Rai University, College of Nursing, Dehradun. A total of 104 nursing students were selected by purposive sampling technique. The tool used for data collection was Demographic Performa and structured knowledge questionnaire. A structured teaching programme on care of patient with chest tube drainage was administered. Results: A study on 104 nursing students at Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, assessed the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on protocol-based chest tube drainage care. Most participants (61%) were aged 20-21 years, with 87% female and 86% from the Hindu religion. Prior knowledge sources included workshops (43%) and online resources (33%). Pre-test results showed 51% had inadequate knowledge, while post-test results revealed improvement, with 64% attaining moderate and 22% adequate knowledge. The mean post-test score (16.89) was significantly higher than the pre-test score (12.85) (t = 7.929, p < 0.05), confirming the program's effectiveness. No significant association was found between knowledge and demographic variables. Conclusion: The study concluded that the pretest knowledge of the nursing students had a lack of adequate knowledge regarding care of chest tube drainage and there is a need for educating the staff nurses. The mean knowledge improved after administration of structured teaching programme. There was no significant association between knowledge of nursing students and with demographic variables. Therefore, the study concluded that administering structure teaching programme are effective in increasing the knowledge of nursing students regarding care of chest tube drainage.
Effectiveness, Chest tube drainage, Knowledge, Structured Teaching Program, Nursing Students
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