Explorative Study to Assess the Barriers in Communicating with Patient During Clinical Posting Among Nursing Students in a Selected Hospital

“Explorative study to assess the barriers in communicating with patient during clinical posting among nursing students in a selected hospital.”

Objective of the Study

1. To assess the barrier in communicating with patient during clinical posting among nursing students.

2. To find out the association between the barriers in communicating with patient during clinical posting among nursing students with their selected socio-demographical variables

Methodology

Methodology of research indicates the general pattern for organizing the procedure for empirical study together with the method of obtaining valid and reliable data for problem under investigation. This chapter deals with the methodology followed by the investigator to assess the barrier in communication with patient during clinical posting among nursing students. It includes research approach, research design, the setting, the sample and sample technique, data collection technique used, preparation of planned teaching program, procedure for data collection and for the data analysis.

Study Approach: Quantitative research approach

Study Design: Descriptive research design.

Variables:

Dependent variables: Barrier in communication with patient during clinical posting among nursing students.

Demographic variables:- In this study it refers to the Age, Gender, Religion, Source of information, Previous knowledge regarding the topic.

Setting: Study will be conducted at selected hospital

Target Population: In present study population comprises nursing student who barrier in communication with patient during clinical posting at selected hospital.

Sample: Nursing students

Sample Size: 50 sample

Sampling Techniques: Non probability purposive sampling technique

Criteria:

Inclusive criteria:

1. Students those are willing to participate in the study.

2. Students who are available at the time of study.

Exclusive criteria:

1) Those who have attended the similar programme previously.

2) Students who are not available at the time of data collection.

Descriptive of tools: The tool used to collect data consists of two sections. A structured questionnaire is used to collect the data from the nursing students in selected hospital:

Section A:- Consisted of Socio demographic variables such as age, gender, religion, sources of information, previous knowledge regarding this topic.

Section B:- Consisted of checklist of assess barriers in communicating with patients, the subject has to tick on either Yes or No.

Procedure for data collection:

Permission will be obtained from local ethical committee.

A prior formal written permission will be obtained from selected hospital.

An informed consent will be obtained from the subjects. The purpose of the study will be explained to the subjects and data will be collected.

Plan For Data Collection and Analysis:

Based on the objectives data analysis will be done using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings will be presented in the form of tables and figures.

Descriptive statistics

To describe the distribution demographic variables by using frequency, percentage.

To determine the nursing students regarding barrier in communication by using mean, median, standard deviation.

Inferential statistics

To find out the association of barrier in communication during clinical posting with selected demographic variables of nursing students by using Chi square test

Criteria for evaluation:

Knowledge level:

Low level - below 4

Medium level - 5-8

High level–above 9

Result

This chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of data to assess the barriers in communicating with patient during clinical posting among the nursing students in selected hospitals. The samples of 50 nursing students selected for study. The data collected were organized, analysed and interpreted by using the descriptive statistics and described with the help of table and figure

Figure 1: Frequency and percentage distribution according to age in years

All participants (100%) were between 18-22 years of age, while no participants were in the 23-26 years or 27-30 years age groups.

Figure 2: Frequency and percentage distribution according to gender

Gender: The majority of the participants were female (80%), while male participants accounted for 20% of the sample.

Figure 3: Frequency and percentage distribution according to source of information

The most common source of information was mass media (58%), followed by awareness programs (16%), friends (12%), and newspapers (14%).

Figure 4: Frequency and percentage distribution according to previous knowledge

A significant majority of participants (90%) reported having prior knowledge, whereas only 10% had no previous knowledge.

Figure 5: Frequency and percentage distribution according to religion

The majority of the participants were Hindu (92%), followed by Muslims (8%), while no participants identified as Christian (0%).

Figure 6: Frequency and percentage distribution according to level of barriers

Figure no.6 shows that out of 50 nursing students, 26% of them were low level, 54% of them were medium level, 20% of them were high level

Figure 7: Frequency and percentage distribution according to mean, median, SD, mean percentage.

The data presented in the table shows overall scores in relation with barriers in communicating with patient among nursing students that mean is 7, median is 15, range is 4-15, max score 15, SD is 5.11 and mean percentage is 68.2

Conclusion

The findings of the study have implications in the field of nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration, and nursing research.

1. Nursing practice:

Nurses play a major role in both hospital and community and they need to be well versed in skills of care giving, so nursing faculties focus on those problems which is disturbing clinical learning about communicating with patient during clinical posting and take prompt actions.

2. Nursing education:

This study can be utilized by nursing teachers to identify the problems of nursing students in communicating with patients during clinical posting and make necessary arrangements to address those problems and make students communicate with patient effectively and make to them to become a professional nurse for future.

3. Nursing administration:

Nursing administrators can be utilizing this study and should look into the matters of problems of nursing students in communicating with the patients and take concrete action to address those and make an arrangement for individual counselling to whomever required.

4. Nursing research: The investigator found scarcity in research works conducted on nursing students more similar studies can be done to identify new problems and new plans can be designed to address to those issues especially related to nursing.