“EFFECTIVENESS OF EXHIBITION CUM DEMONSTRATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REGARDING SUTURING TECHNIQUE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF PARUL INSTITUTE OF NURSING.”

Abstract

Background of the study: A suturing technique typically used for closing a wound, the simple skin suture is one in which the surgeon performs separated stitches, meant to hold the edges of the wound together.

Objectives of the study were to assess knowledge regarding suturing techniques among selected nursing students in nursing institute, to assess skills regarding suturing techniques among selected nursing students in nursing Institute ,to evaluate effectiveness of exhibition cum demonstration method regarding suturing techniques on knowledge and skill among selected nursing students in nursing institute and to find out the association between the pre-test levels of knowledge and skills on suturing techniques among selected nursing students with their selected demographic variables.

METHOD: Non-probability purposive sampling technique was conducted among 165 among the nursing students. They were selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique were to assess knowledge regarding suturing techniques, to assess skills regarding suturing techniques ,to evaluate effectiveness of exhibition cum demonstration method regarding suturing techniques on knowledge and skill among selected nursing students in nursing institute and to find out the association between the pre-test levels of knowledge and skills on suturing techniques among selected nursing students with their selected demographic variables. The structured knowledge questionnaire was used for the assessing. The collected data was analyzed and interpreted based on true experimental design.

RESULTS: In this study the level of knowledge regarding suturing techniques among nursing students in pre-test that 45 nursing students, constituting 27.3% of the total sample had poor knowledge, 109 nursing students, constituting 66.1% of the total sample had average knowledge, 3 nursing students, constituting 1.8% of the total sample had good knowledge, 8 nursing students, constituting 4.8% of the total sample had very good knowledge. Nursing students in post-test that 7 nursing students, constituting 4.2 % of the total sample had poor knowledge, 18 nursing students, constituting 10.9 % of the total sample had average knowledge, 1 nursing students, constituting 0.6 % of the total sample had good knowledge, 139 nursing students, constituting 84.2 % of the total sample had very good knowledge. The other study for the level of skill regarding suturing techniques among nursing students in pretest that 119 nursing students, constituting 72.1% of the total sample had poor skill, 46 nursing students, constituting 27.9 % of the total sample had average skill, 0 nursing students, constituting 0% of the total sample had good skill, 0 nursing students, constituting 0% of the total sample had very good skill. Nursing students in post-test that 0 nursing students, constituting 0 % of the total sample had poor skill, 11 nursing students, constituting 6.7 % of the total sample had average skill, 1 nursing students, constituting 0.6 % of the total sample had good skill,153 nursing students, constituting 92.7 % of the total sample had very good knowledge skill. The finding reveals that there is the association between the knowledge and skills with their selected demographic variables.