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Ankita S. Kamothi
In the World, More than 12 billion Intra Muscular Injections are administered every year and Unsafe injections place patients at risk of disability and death Therefore, Investigator conducted An Experimental study to assess the effectiveness of a Planned T eaching Programme on Administration of Intra Muscular Injection in terms of Knowledge and Practice among G.N.M. Students of Selected Schools of Nursing of Gujarat State. Objectives of the Study were 1) To assess the knowledge and practice of experimental g roup of GNM students before and after administration of a Planned Teaching Programme on Administration of Intra Muscular Injection 2) To assess the knowledge and practice of control group of G.N.M. students who have not undergone for any treatment. On Admi nistration of Intra Muscular Injection 3) To compare post test knowledge and practice score of experimental group with control group. A true experimental approach was used with pre test post test control group design and Multi Stage Random Sampling technique for 60 samples of 2nd year G.N.M. students (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group) and tools used were structured Knowledge questionnaire and Structured Observational Checklist. Mean score of post test Knowledge and Practice of Experimental Group was 26.9 and 26.6 higher than the mean score of pre test Knowledge and Practice 15.77 and 16.9 respectively. In addition, the calculated‘t’ for the Knowledge 20.18 and Practice 22.72 were greater than the tabulated t = 2.04, p<0.05, df = 29 and t = 2. 76, p<0.01, df = 29. Mean score of post test Knowledge and Practice of Control Group was 15.72 and 16.53 approximately same as the mean score of pre test Knowledge and Practice 15.57 and 16.47. The Mean post test Knowledge and Practice of Experimental Grou p was 26.9 and 26.6 higher than the Mean score of post test Knowledge and Practice of Control Group was 15.72 and 16.53. In addition, the calculated‘t’ for the Knowledge 11.18 and Practice 10.07 was greater than the tabulated t = 2.02, p<0.05, df = 59 and t = 2.66, p<0.01, df = 59. Hence, Investigator concluded that a Planned Teaching Programme was effective in improving of Knowledge and Practice among Experimental Group of G.N.M. Students of selected Schools of Nursing of Gujarat State.
Keywords: Intra Muscular Injection, Knowledge, Practice, G.N.M. Students