CLINICAL PATHWAY OF SELECTED RESPIRATORY DISEASES AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN HOSPITALS OF PCMC, PUNE.

Mrs. Banashankari P Hiremath

Volume : VIII, Issue : XI, November - 2019

CLINICAL PATHWAY OF SELECTED RESPIRATORY DISEASES AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN HOSPITALS OF PCMC, PUNE.

Mrs. Banashankari P Hiremath

Abstract :

Clinical pathways are care plans developed collaboratively by physicians, nurses, physical therapists, technicians, pharmacists, speech therapists, case managers, and other staff members involved in patient care. Nurses are instrumental in ensuring the successful use of clinical pathways and can best contribute by gaining a thorough understanding of why and how pathways are used. Hence, a study was conducted to assess the effect of teaching on knowledge regarding the clinical pathway of selected respiratory diseases among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of PCMC, Pune. A pre experimental one group pre test-post test was adopted for the study. A non probability convenient sampling technique was used to draw 60 samples. The data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire with 20 items. Major Findings of the Study depict that mean difference between the post-test (18.2) & pre-test (9) was significant (t(59)=44.2;p<0.05). The study concluded that teaching was effective in increasing the knowledge of staff nurses on clinical pathway of selected respiratory diseases.