A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Cardiomyopathy and its Management among Staff Nurses at Selected Hospital, Mangalore

An evaluative study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of self instructional module on cardiomyopathy and its management. Fifty staff nurses were selected based on non probability sampling technique and the result of the study revealed that in Anatomy and Physiology of Heart the pre-test mean knowledge score was 47.33% (1.42±0.673) where as post-test mean knowledge score was 90% (2.7±0.505) with an effectiveness in the knowledge score as 44% (1.32±0.835) where as knowledge regarding Cardiomyopathy the pre-test mean knowledge score was 31.66% (3.8±1.246) where as post-test mean knowledge score was 81.17% (9.74±0.922) with effectiveness in the knowledge score as 49.5% (5.94±1.268). In Management of cardiomyopathy) the pretest mean knowledge score was 27.86% (4.18±1.625) whereas post test mean knowledge score was 79.87%(11.98± 0.958) with an effectiveness in the knowledge score as 52%(7.8±1.654). The study results indicate that least effectiveness in the knowledge score was found regarding to anatomy and physiology of heart and highest effectiveness in the management of cardiomyopathy.