A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AMONG GNM STUDENTS IN SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA SCHOOL OF NURSING, BENGALURU

Background:A study to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on disaster management among GNM students in Smt. Nagarathnamma school of nursing. To determine the pre-test knowledge among the students of Smt. Nagarathnamma School of Nursing at Bengaluru.To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on disaster management.To find the association between the pretest level of knowledge scores of students with selected demographic variables Methods: A cross sectional survey method was used to collect the data using a structured awareness questionnaire from 100 caregivers of mentally ill patients based on non- probability purposive sampling.at Bapuji Hospital, Davangere. Results: 1. The knowledge regarding disaster management among students in pre-test, the mean score was 20.18 and standard deviation was 1.826. 2. The effectiveness of structured teaching programme have been evaluated and found effective with highly statistically significant values, (such as mean score = 31.26, standard deviation=1.826 and the t value=42.375with the p value= <0.05). 3. There was no significant association between the pre-test knowledge of the students with the demographic variables namely age, sex, educational qualification. Conclusion:This study has proved that the students had a remarkable increase in the knowledge regarding disaster management, when compared to their previous knowledge, prior to the administration of the structured teaching programme. This study plays an important role in prevention and management of impact in various disasters. This study has not only improved the knowledge of the students. It could be considered as a part of continuing professional development of students in all aspects.