A study to assess effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding knowledge skills about the basic life support in Pediatric emergency among B.Sc. (N) III-Year students of Govt. / Private Nursing College at Bikaner

Basic life support is a lifesaving procedure that is performed both inside and outside of hospital on people who are enduring cardiac arrest. There are scarce data on knowledge of B.Sc. Nursing III Year Students regarding the basic life support. Aim of the Study: To assess the knowledge on effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding basic life support in paediatric emergencies among B.Sc. Nursing III Year students. Objectives: 1. To assess the existing level of knowledge of student nurses regarding Basic Life Support in Paediatric emergencies. 2. To identify the level of practice of student nurses regarding Basic Life Support in Paediatric emergencies. 3. To assess the post-test knowledge of student nurses regarding Basic Life Support in Paediatric emergencies. 4. To assess the practice of student nurses regarding Basic Life Support in Paediatric emergencies after administration of structured teaching programme. 5. To find out the association between level of knowledge of student nurses regarding Basic Life Support in Paediatric emergencies and their selected demographic variables. Methodology: The research design used by the researcher is quasi experimental with one group pre-test post-test design. The approach used is evaluative approach with sample size of 60 B.Sc. III Year Nursing students. The sampling technique used is convenient sampling in a setting of Govt. college of Nursing and Bikaner college of Nursing. The Data collection tool used is structured questionnaire and check list. Result: The knowledge was assessed first and was divided into categories such as poor, average and excellent Knowledge and skills. The association of level of knowledge and demographic variables was done by using χ2 formula was found that some of the socio demographic variables were associated with level of knowledge. The effectiveness of structured teaching programme was determined by using the paired “T” test. Before the administration of STP and demonstration the level of knowledge and skills was less as compared to the level of knowledge and skills after the STP and demonstration. Conclusion: It was estimated that the knowledge and skills level of B.Sc. (N) III Year Students regarding the basic life support was poor and after the administration of structured teaching programme and demonstration the level of knowledge has improved.