EFFECT OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING CARE AMONG REGISTERED NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, KOLKATA

Suchandra Ganguly; Ms. Banani Das; Ms. Debarchana Mandal

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

EFFECT OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING CARE AMONG REGISTERED NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, KOLKATA

Suchandra Ganguly, Ms. Banani Das, Ms. Debarchana Mandal

Abstract :

The investigator conducted a pre experimental study to assess the effect of information booklet on knowledge regarding medicolegal aspects of nursing care among registered nurses in selected hospitals, Kolkata with the objectives to determine the knowledge level of registered nurses regarding medicolegal aspects of nursing care and also to evaluate the effect of information booklet on medicolegal aspects of nursing care. The conceptual framework of the study was based on system model of self learning materials for health workers-a guide for development, utilization and evaluation. One group pre-test post-test research design was adopted. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was adopted to select 120 registered nurses. The tools used were an unstructured questionaire and a structured knowledge questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed that the mean post-test knowledge score of registered nurses (29.7) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (21.96) with a mean difference of 7.74 which was found to be statistically significant as evident from �t� value[�t�(119) = 19.85] at 0.01 level of significance, indicating the effectiveness of the information booklet. The findings also revealed that there is no significant association between knowledge of the participants and selected demographic variables. The findings of the study have several implications in nursing practice, education, administration and research. The study can be replicated on a large population for better generalization of study findings.