A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Partograph During Labour Among Nursing Students in Selected Hospital, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Introduction: The partograph (or partogram) is the most commonly used labour monitoring tool, widely supported by health professionals and recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for use inactive labour. The purpose of the partograph is to enable health professionals to monitor wellbeing and progress in labour and provide timely intervention when required. The partograph (sometimes known as partogram) is usually a pre‐printed paper form on which labour observations are recorded. The aim of the partograph is to provide a pictorial overview of labour, and to alert midwives and obstetricians to deviations in maternal or fetal well‐being and labour progress. Charts have traditionally contained pre‐printed alert and action lines. An alert line, which is based on the slowest 10% of primigravid women's labours, signifies slow progress. An action line is placed a number of hours after the alert line (usually two or four hours) to prompt effective management of slow progress of labour. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding partograph during labour among nursing students in selected hospital Bhilai (C.G). Material and Method: A experimental research design was adopted to conduct the study. In this study the target population includes nursing students posted in labour room. Non probability purposive sampling technique is used for selecting a sample of 60 nursing students . The tools were divided into three sections:- Section A deals with the socio demographic variables such as age, gender, residence, main sources of information, frequency of posting in labour room, experience to fill partograph, attended any vaginal delivery previously and Section B consist of Self structured questionnaires on knowledge of partograph. and Section- C include Modified checklist for practices of partograph. Results: Knowledge and practice regarding partograph among nursing students were analyzed using frequency and percentage. It is seen out of 60 nursing students working in labour room, in pre test knowledge Score regarding partograph 41 (80%) were below average, 19 (20%) were good, and post test knowledge Score regarding partograph during labour among nursing student 8 (20%) were good, 31 (50%) were very good and 21 (30%) were excellent. Pre test knowledge 8.24 is mean,27.46% is the mean percentage and 0.982 is SD whereas in post test knowledge 21.02 is the mean, 70.06% is the mean percentage and 1.031 is SD. While to analysis the overall practice regarding Partograph, in pre test 39 (75%) were below average and 21 (25%) were average and Post test practice Score regarding partograph during labour among nursing student 11(15%) were good, 26(50%) were very good and 23(35%) were excellent. Pre test practice 9.02 is mean,30.06% is the mean percentage and 1.2 is SD whereas in post test knowledge 16.56 is the mean, 55.2% is the mean percentage and 2.3 is SD. Conclusion: In this study comparison of overall knowledge and practice score of partograph between pre test and post test by mean, mean percentage, standard deviation. Hence it can be conducted that planned teaching programme was found good method for achieving knowledge regarding partograph during labour among nursing student.