1Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Sumandeep Nursing College
2Associate Professor, Sumandeep Nursing College, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Online published on 15 January, 2016.
The partograph provides information about deviations from the normal progress of labour and about abnormalities of maternal or fetal condition during labour. It alerts providers when a woman may need an intervention and facilitates ongoing evaluation of the effects of those interventions. A partograph is a representation of the changes that occur in labour, including cervical dilatation, fetal heart rate, maternal pulse, blood pressure and temperature. It also shows a numerical record of features such as urine output and the volume and type of intravenous infusions. It is therefore possible at a glance to identify deviations from normal in any of these variables.
The objectives of the research are to assess the existing knowledge regarding plotting of partograph among the nursing students, evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding plotting of partograph among the nursing students and assess the pretest knowledge scores regarding plotting of partograph with the selected demographic variables of the nursing students.
An evaluative research approach with pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was used. 50 samples were collected by using convenient method from Sigma Institute of Nursing and Nrupur Institute of Nursing Science & Research. Tool consists of 5 demographic variables and 25 structured questionnaires was administered before and after STP. The reliability of the tool was established by using test retest method. Data was analyzed by using inferential and descriptive statistics.
Computed t test revealed that mean post test knowledge score regarding plotting of partograph (20.28±3.08) was significantly higher than mean pre test knowledge score (12.76±3.49) at p<0.05 level. The ‘t ’value was significant (t=2.0096) at p<0.05 level indicating the planned teaching programme regarding plotting of partograph was effective.
The study findings revealed that STP was highly effective in improving knowledge of plotting of partograph among nursing students.
Effectiveness, knowledge, STP, plotting of partograph, nursing students
