A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (SIM) For the Staff Nurses on Management of Woman during Oxytocin Induction in K D J Hospital in Gwalior (M.P)

Abstract

Safe motherhood can only become a reality when labor room team keep themselves abreast with the latest management protocols and dedicate themselves in the care of the parturient and retain the right of practicing midwifery. Improvement in knowledge, skills and practice for the labour room team is highly imperative. Objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of nurses on the management of woman during oxytocin induction as measured by a structured knowledge questionnaire and the effectiveness of self-instructional module on the management of woman during oxytocin induction in terms of gain in knowledge score and to find the association between post-test knowledge score and selected variables. One Group Pretest Posttest design was used to assess 60 samples selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. The pretest questionnaire was administrated and a SIM was distributed. The staff nurses were instructed to read the SIM and posttest was done of 7th day of pretest. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. In data analysis it was found that the SIM was effective in improving the staff nurses management of labour induced woman during oxytocin induction.