1Principal, Child Health Nursing, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad
2Lecturer, Child Health Nursing, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad
3Lecturer, Medical Surgical Nursing, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad
Nurses at all levels & areas of practice experience a range of ethical issues during the course of their day to day work. Ethically speaking, ‘what should be done’ in an individual, patient care situation is at the heart of many practice dilemmas nurses face on a regular basis.
Aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on level of knowledge regarding ethical issues in nursing practice among 105 nursing professionals at selected hospital at Karad Maharashtra. Data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire on ethical issues in nursing practice.
Results shows that in pre-test 2.85% had good knowledge, 16.5% had average & 80.9% had poor level of knowledge. In post -test 87.6% had good, 12.4% had average & no one was having poor level of Knowledge.T-test value shows that calculated paired't’ value (t = 13.17) is greater than table value (t =11.26) hence there was significant difference was existing between pre test & post test knowledge scores so structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of nursing professionals. Chi-square test shows that here was no significant association of knowledge scores with any selected socio demographic variables. Findings of study reveals that structured teaching programme can make significant rise in knowledge levels of nursing professionals. Nurses frequently experience disturbing ethical issues in nursing practice that warrant focused attention by health service managers, educators and policy makers.
Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Ethical Issues, Nursing Practice Nursing Professionals
