A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice regarding Emergency Management of Myocardial Infarction Patients among Staff Nurses Working in Selected Hospital at Jaipur City

Abstract

Introduction : Myocardial Infarction is a killer disease and required treatment immediately the symptoms have been established. The term "myocardial infarction" focuses on the myocardium (the heart muscle) and the changes that occur in it due to the sudden deprivation of circulating blood, hence limited oxygen supply. The main change is necrosis (death)of myocardial tissue. Methodology : Evaluative research approach used in this study with A quasi experimental one group pre test post test research design is best suitable. This study was conducted in Eternal Heart Care Center, Jaipur. The Sample Size will be 60 staff nurses which were selected by random sampling technique. Results : There was significant association between the level of knowledge with previous knowledge regarding emergency management of myocardial infarction at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusions : The knowledge of the staff nurses can be further improved by providing structured teaching programme.