Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 479-485
A Study to Assess the Efficacy of Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation in Evaluating the Skills on Labour Care Among Staff Nurses after Labour Care Training Programme at SMVMCH, Puducherry
Prof. Dr. R. Danasu1, DR. S. Rajalakshimi2, Mrs. A. Girija3
1Principal, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College,Puducherry
2Professor in OBG Nursing, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College, Puducherry
3M.Sc., (N) - II Year, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College, Puducherry
Corresponding Author: Prof. Dr. R. Danasu
ABSTRACT
Labour care begins with the onset of labour and ends after the woman is delivered. The labor and delivery nurse is trained to handle the necessary monitoring of the mother during all the stages of childbirth. The problem statement of the present study is to Assess The Efficacy Of Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation In Evaluating The Skills On Labour Care Among Staff Nurses After Labour Care Training Programme. The objectives of this study were 1. To assess the level of skills among staff nurses on labour care. 2. To evaluate the skills acquired by staff nurses by using objective structure clinical evaluation after the labour care training programme. 3. To associate the level of skills on labour care among staff nurses with their selected demographic variables .The pretest level of skills on labour care before labour care training programme reveals the level of skills among staff nurses (first stage labour). In that, In pre-test 36 (72%) of staff nurses were with partially competent skills and 14(28%) were with incompetent skills. The In post-test, 47 (94%) of staff nurses were with competent skills and only 3(6%) staff nurses were with partial competent skills. During second stage of labour the level o skills among staff nurses. In that, In pre-test 32(64%) of staff nurses were with partially competent skills and 18(36%) were with incompetent skills. In post-test, 21 (42%) of staff nurses were with competent skills and 29(58%) staff nurses were with partial competent skills. During third stage of labour the level of skills among staff nurses. In that ,In pre-test 16(32%) of staff nurses were with partially competent skills and 34(68%) were with incompetent skills. In post-test, 39 (78%) of staff nurses were with competent skills and 11(22%) staff nurses were with partial competent skills. During fourth stage of labour the level of skills among staff nurses. In that, In pre-test 31(62%) of staff nurses were with partially competent skill and 19(38%) were with incompetent skill. In post-test, 37 (74%) of staff nurses were with partially competent skill , 10( 20%) staff nurses were with incompetent skills and 3(6%) staff nurses were with competent skill. The study concluded that after giving the labour care training programme among staff nurses regarding labour care using Objective structured clinical examination checklist, there was good improvement in the level of skill.
Key words: Labour care, structured clinical evaluation, training programme, labor and delivery nurse.
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