Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 10 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 231-237
Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Basic Life Support in Terms of Knowledge and Skill among School Teachers in Selected Schools at North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Babita Biswas1, Sima De2
1Clinical Instructor, College of Nursing, RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2Clinical Instructor, College of Nursing, Kolkata National Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author: Sima De
ABSTRACT
A study entitled to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on Basic Life Support in terms of knowledge and skill among school teachers in selected schools at North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of planned teaching programme in terms of difference in knowledge and skill score between experimental group and control group by assessing knowledge and skill on Basic Life Support among school teachers. Investigator adopted quasi experimental approach with posttest only control group design. Data were collected with valid and reliable structured knowledge questionnaire and modified observation checklist from 40 school teachers (Experimental group -20, control group- 20), selected by convenient sampling technique. The study result showed that mean difference between posttest knowledge score of experimental group and control group was significant. The study results also revealed that mean difference between posttest skill score of experimental group and control group was significant. The finding of the study revealed knowledge “t”38 =19.07,p,0.05 and skill “t”38=36,p<0.05 of school teachers. Study has implication on clinical nursing practice and nursing research. Study can be repeated with large sample, in urban setting with other teaching strategies.
Key words: Basic Life Support, Cardiac arrest, Resuscitation.