By: T K Sreedevi, M.Melvin David, K.Daniel Arun Kumar, Jayalakshmi P, Jasmin Jaiju, Haritha. M, and H Nandini
1Associate Professor, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Professor, Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Student, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background of the study: Nurses have a crucial role in managing psychiatric patients, which includes administering drugs, handling psychotropic medications, and educating family members. They require substantial knowledge and skills to effectively fulfill these responsibilities. Nurses also hold a central role in providing medication education to patients and their families. Aim: A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a structured teaching program on the management of psychotropic drugs among staff nurses at tertiary care teaching hospitals in Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. Methods: The study utilized a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test-post-test approach. A total of 150 staff nurses were conveniently sampled from tertiary care teaching hospitals. Data collection involved a self-administered knowledge questionnaire. Following this, a structured teaching session on psychotropic drugs and nursing management lasting 15-20 minutes was conducted. A post-test using the same knowledge questionnaire was administered after 7 days. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and chi-square analysis were employed for data analysis. Result of the study: During pretest, 11 (7.33%) had adequate level of knowledge, 57 (38.00%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 87 (54.67%) had inadequate knowledge about psychotropic drugs and its nursing management. After the structured teaching programme, the assessment conducted 7 days later revealed that 11 (7.33%) of the staff nurses had adequate knowledge, 82 (54.67%) showed moderately adequate knowledge, and 57 (38.00%) demonstrated inadequate knowledge regarding psychotropic drugs and their nursing management. A significant difference was observed between the pre- and post-test assessments following the structured teaching programme. The average score before the programme, with a standard deviation, was (16.87±8.06), while after the programme, it was (18.40±7.40). This indicates that the structured teaching programme on psychotropic drugs and nursing management was effective. The knowledge scores of staff nurses showed a notable improvement (t = 12.95) following the programme. Conclusion: The study’s conclusion is that the structured teaching programme successfully improved the knowledge of staff nurses regarding psychotropic drugs and their nursing management.
Key words: Psychotropic drugs, Structured teaching programme, staff nurses.
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