Volume :

2

Issue :

4

Abstract :

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of structured education on knowledge and attitude on airway management among nursing students. Participants and setting: A pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in Vandhana school of Nursing, Kodhad, telugana, India. The investigator selected 50 nursing students who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Intervention: Data was collected regarding demographic variable, knowledge and attitude of the nursing students on airway management. The investigator assessed the level of knowledge and attitude of the nursing students by using structured questionnaire and modified three point Likert Scale and by using checklist through one to one teaching by lecture, demonstration, video clippings and verbalization. Structured teaching programme was conducted on the same day on group wise each group consists of 18 members. Data collection was done in English the questionnaire was distributed to each nursing students. At the end of the teaching the doubts were cleared. Then 10 minutes was allotted for discussion. Measurement and findings: The analysis finding indicates clearly that 31% of students had inadequate knowledge and 60% of them had negative attitude regarding airway management. A well planned structured teaching programme given to the same group. The effectiveness of programme showed high level of significant at p