Assistant Professor, S.G.L Nursing College, Jalandhar, Punjab
Urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of urinary system including kidneys, ureters and bladder, result due to an invasion of bacteria into the urinary tract. Urinary tract infection is a well known entity among females, occurring more than that in males.
A Pre-experimental study-one group pre test and post test design was selected for the study, which was conducted on 110 first year nursing students of SGL Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab through convenience sampling technique. Data was collected through using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire. Researcher introduced her and explained the purpose of study to the sample. Written informed Consent was taken from each sample. Pretest was administered to the group followed by structured teaching programme which took about 45 minutes. Post test was taken after one week of administration of structured teaching programme.
The findings of the study showed that pre test mean knowledge score was 15.9 out of 30 whereas post test mean knowledge score was 24.7 out of 30. Therefore, the difference of pre test and post test mean knowledge score of first year nursing students was statistically significant. Hence it was concluded that structured teaching programme regarding prevention of urinary tract infection had significant impact on knowledge of first year nursing students. Knowledge of nursing students was found to be statistically associated with the Professional qualification. Based on the study findings, it suggests that health education programmes regarding prevention of urinary tract infection should be conducted timely for newcomers in the college.
Knowledge Structured teaching programme, Effectiveness, Prevention of Urinary tract infection, First year nursing students
