{"title":"Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program (VATP) in Improving Knowledge Regarding Antenatal Examination among Nursing Students","authors":"Thamizharasi N","doi":"10.26463/rjns.13_2_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26463/rjns.13_2_10","url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundnbspPregnancy is one of the momentous events in the life of a woman her family and the society as a whole. Antenatal assessment is important in identifying the complications at the earliest during antenatal period. Nursing students performing antenatal examination should possess adequate knowledge to assess the well-being of the foetus and the mother.ObjectivenbspTo assess the pre-existing levels of knowledge among nursing students on antenatal examination To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program To compare the pre and posttest levels of knowledge of students To determine the association between the pretest knowledge scores and socio demographic variables.MethodologynbspQuasi-experimental non-equivalent control group research design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted involving 30 subjects Control- 15 and Experimental group- 15 who were selected by purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was developed for evaluation. The experimental group received video assisted teaching after their pre-test. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.ResultsnbspThe study results revealed that all the experimental group students demonstrated inadequate knowledge regarding antenatal examination in the pre-test. The pretest mean percentage was found to be 68.6. The video assisted teaching program on antenatal examination was found to be effective as it resulted in increased levels of knowledge after its implementation among the experimental group. The post-test mean percentage increased to 208.ConclusionnbspThe overall findings of the study clearly showed that the video assisted teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge among students.","PeriodicalId":482104,"journal":{"name":"RGUHS journal of nursing sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135894550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Studying in the Southern Part of India","authors":"Lavanya Subhashini, Saritha V, G Vijayalakshmi","doi":"10.26463/rjns.13_2_9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26463/rjns.13_2_9","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aim The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency and a psychological challenge. The current study aimed to survey the psychological aspects of stress and anxiety among nursing students at selected nursing colleges in Karnataka the Southern state of India.Methodology A cross-sectional descriptive survey design approach was adopted. A total enumerative sampling technique was adopted which included 264 nursing students. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional ethics committee of Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing Tamaka Kolar. Informed consent for the participation was obtained online from the students. The online survey collected information on sociodemographic data anxiety and psychological aspects of stress experienced during COVID-19. The data collection tool used to assess anxiety was General Anxiety scale.Results The overall response rate was 60. Nearly 50 of the students showed mild anxiety 40 showed moderate anxiety and 10 showed severe anxiety. Concerning the psychological aspects of stress during COVID-19 majority of the studentrsquos daily routines hobbies and exercise were affected and most of the students 44 expressed not being able to connect with friends family and relatives. They also expressed their dissatisfaction with the digital platform of learning 41 and their internet connectivity was reported to be poor 49.Conclusion The nursing students experienced anxiety and stress during COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological interventions are required for students experiencing severe anxiety.","PeriodicalId":482104,"journal":{"name":"RGUHS journal of nursing sciences","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135828180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}