A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding First Aid Management in a Selected School Bangalore

Objectives of the study: To assess the knowledge of school teachers regarding first aid management. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of school teachers regarding First aid management. To determine the association between the knowledge of teachers with selected demographic variables. First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness and injury. Certain self limiting illness or minor injury may not require further medical care. It is generally consist of a series of simple and in some cases potentially life saving techniques that an d individual can be trained to perform with minimal equipment. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of school teachers regarding first aid management. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of school teachers regarding First aid management. Methods: Pre experimental one group pre test and post test design was used to assess the effectiveness of STP on knowledge of school teachers regarding first aid management regarding in selected schools. Reliability of the tool was tested and validity was ensured in consultation with guides and experts in the fields of nursing. The study was carried selected school, Bangalore. The samples were selected by using non probability convenient sampling technique. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The calculated value of the post test score (25.45) of the group was higher than the mean pre test score (14.36) of the same group. The mean difference between pre test score and post test score significant at 5% level as the ?t?=21.83 (p less than0.01). Discussion: This chapter discusses the main findings of the research study and reviews that in relation to the finding from the results of the present study. The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of school teachers regarding first aid management in selected school, Bangalore. The main pretest knowledge score of the group was 14.36 and standard deviation 19.10 on knowledge regarding First Aid Management suggesting that there was lack of knowledge. The effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding the low treatment in fracture healing. The mean difference between pre-test and post test scores were significant at 5% level as t=21.82. Hence the structured teaching programme was effective. To find out the association between pre test knowledge score with selected demographical variables such as age, gender, educational status, working experience, area of working, previous source of information regarding First Aid Management and any certification course regarding First Aid Management. The finding of the study revealed that there was no association between pre-test knowledge score with any of the selected demographic variables.