Effectiveness of De-escalation Skill Training Programme on Knowledge and Practice of De-escalation Skill among Nurses

Restraints had been consistently shown to increase the patient agitation and actually increase the risk of injury. The present study was undertaken to find the effectiveness of De-escalation Skill Training Programme on the knowledge and practice of de- escalation skills among nurses working in selected mental health units in Ernakulam. The objectives of the study were to prepare De-escalation Skill Training Programme (DSTP), assess and evaluate the knowledge regarding de-escalation skills among nurses before and after the intervention, assess and evaluate the practice of de-escalation skills among nurses before and after the intervention, find the effectiveness of DSTP on knowledge and practice of de-escalation skills among nurses who have attended the DSTP and find the correlation between knowledge and practice of de-escalation skills among nurses who have attended the DSTP. The research design used was pre- experimental (one group pre test multiple post test) design and the study was conducted among 30 nurses from two private settings. Purposive sampling was used to select the sample and the data was collected using Structured knowledge questionnaire and De-escalation skill rating scale. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and the mean post test knowledge and practice scores were significantly higher than the mean pre tests knowledge and practice scores at 0.05 level of significance and there was also a significant correlation between mean knowledge score and mean practice score at 0.05 level of significance. From the findings it was clear that the DSTP was effective in improving the knowledge and practice of nurses on de-escalation skills.