The Effectiveness of a Video-assisted Teaching Program on Biomedical Waste Management among Nursing students at Bangalore Colleges

Biomedical Waste (BMW) is any waste produced during the diagnosis, treatment, or vaccination of humans or animals or from research operations that contains potentially dangerous pathogens that might infect hospital communities and the public.

To assess the efficacy of a video-assisted educational program on biomedical waste management for nursing students and determine the relationship between the student’s pre-test knowledge level and their chosen demographic characteristics.

A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-test-post-test design was employed together with a quantitative research methodology. The sample was chosen using basic random sampling methods. Data was gathered using an unstructured knowledge questionnaire.

96% of the sample’s participants were between the ages of 18 and 20 years, while 4% were between the ages of 21 and 23 years. Seventy-three percent of the samples were Hindu, five percent were Muslim, eighteen percent were Christian, and three percent others. The majority of the sample, 91%, had prior knowledge from literature and clinical experience, whereas 9% knew their teachers. With a standard deviation (SD) of 1.44, the mean percentage and pre-test knowledge score were 77%. The post-test and mean knowledge score were 98%, with SD 1.95. The average pre-test knowledge score was 77%, while the average post-test knowledge score was 98%.

The study shows that first-year B Sc nursing students’ understanding of biomedical waste management increased due to the instructional approach.