Evaluate the effectiveness of nurse led interventions on knowledge and practice regarding nursing care of chest tube drainage among nursing personnel’s working at medical and surgical wards of PGIMS Rohtak Haryana

Abstract

Introduction: The present study was conducted to determine the nursing personnel’s level of knowledge and practice the care of chest tube drainage to improve the quality of nursing care. A chest tube insertion is surgical procedure in which a hollow, flexible drainage tube is inserted through the side of the chest into the plural space in order to drain the plural cavity air, blood, pus or lymph. The water seal container connected to the chest tube allows one way movement of air and fluid from the plural cavity. Chest tube can be inserted in the emergency department (ED), at the patient’s bedside, or in the operating room (OR), depending in the situation. Objectives of the study: To assess the knowledge and practice regarding chest tube drainage among nursing personnel's • To evaluate the effectiveness of nurse led intervention on knowledge and practice regarding chest tube drainage among nursing personnel's working at medical and surgical ward of PGIMS Rohtak Haryana. • To find out the association between knowledge and practice score of pre-test regarding chest tube drainage with their selected demographic variables among nursing personnel's working at medical or surgical ward of PGIMS Rohtak Haryana.  Material and Method: Quantitative research approach and Pre-experimental one group pre and post test design was adopted for study. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. The structured interview knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge and practice regarding chest tube drainage among nursing personnel's working at medical and surgical ward of PGIMS Rohtak Haryana. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyzed the data. Results: Data analyzed by descriptive (Mean, Mean Difference, Standard Deviation) and inferential statistics (Paired t-test). In Pre-test 28% of subjects had inadequate  knowledge, 48% subjects had moderately adequate knowledge and 24% subjects had adequate knowledge. But after introducing the nurse led intervention the posttest knowledge score 0% were having inadequate knowledge and 28% were having moderately adequate knowledge and 72% subjects had adequate knowledge and before intervention 0% of subjects had poor practice, 36% subjects had good practice and 64% subjects had excellent practice. But after introducing the nurse led intervention the  pratice score 0% were having poor knowledge and 24% were having good knowledge and 76% subjects had excellent practice . Thus nurse led intervention was found to be effective. Conclusion: The study conclude that nurse led intervention was effective in improving knowledge and practice regarding chest tube drainage among nursing personnel's