Assess the Effectiveness of Educational Program on Practice Regarding Indwelling Catheter Care among Staff Nurses at Selected Hospitals in Udaipur

Abstract

Background: Hospital-acquired infection is considered one of the most serious and complex health problems worldwide. One of them is a urinary tract infection. There are several complications which are associated with an indwelling catheter that increases the chances of patient’s morbidity and mortality. Therefore, early identification of complications and preventing their progression, especially in the high-risk clients is essential. The present study was conducted with the aim of assessment of the effectiveness of an educational program on practice regarding indwelling catheter care among staff nurses.

Materials and Methods: The effectiveness of educational program on practice regarding indwelling catheter care among staff nurses was assessed through a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group research design. The study consisted of 300 staff nurses, 150 in each experimental and control group and was selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique. To assess the practice of staff nurses, structured observation checklist was used. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.

Results: Majority 171 (57%) of staff nurses were having GNM qualification and 58.66% were between the age group of 25 and 29 years. The mean pre-test practice score was in experimental group 12.24 ± 1.39 and control group 12.21 ± 1.44, respectively. Subjects who were exposed to the educational program had significantly better practice scores than that of the control group.

Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is that the educational program was an effective method to improve the practice regarding indwelling catheter care as computed t-test was significant at 0.05 level of significance.