Assessment of Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge of Staff Nurses Regarding Risk Factors and Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Selected Hospital, Ludhiana, Pun

The National Institute of health (NIH) estimates that deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with 300,000 to 600,000 hospitalizations per year, the third leading cause of death from cardiovascular disease. Because many of the most effective interventions for preventing deep vein thrombosis are delivered by nurses, nurses can be instrumental in preventing deep vein thrombosis. Serious health consequences and valuable health care resources can be saved with nursing interventions aimed at risk assessment and prevention of DVT.In this context, it was attempted to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge of staff nurses regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis. A quasi experimental approach with purposive sampling technique was used in the study. A structured knowledge questionnaire was prepared and was given to 40 staff nurses working in cardiac ICUs and neuro ICUs of a selected hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. The findings of the study shows that the difference between pre test mean knowledge score of control and experimental group was statistically non significant at p< 0.05 level whereas the difference between post test mean knowledge score of both groups was statistically highly significant at p< 0.001 level. It was thus concluded that the structured teaching programme was effective in raising the knowledge level of staff nurses regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis and there was statistically significant effect of age, professional qualification, total years of experience and type of training institute on knowledge level of staff nurses regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis.