A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Method on Knowledge Regarding Helfer Skin Tap Technique to Reduce Pain, Anxiety and Fear for Children Undergoing Intramuscular Injection Among GNM Students in Selected Nursing School

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Method on Knowledge Regarding Helfer Skin Tap Technique to Reduce Pain, Anxiety and Fear for Children Undergoing Intramuscular Injection among GNM Students in Selected Nursing School.

Objectives

Primary Objective

To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding importance of Helfer skin tap technique.

Secondary objective

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching method on knowledge regarding Helfer skin tap technique.

2. To find significant association between sociodemographic variable and knowledge regarding importance Helfer skin tap technique.

Material and Methods: The research approach adopted in this study is quantitative research approach. Pre experimental research design one group pre test post test design was chosen for the study. The sample were selected non probability conveniently sampling to suit the study. Sample size was 60.

Results: The data was analyzed by using inferential and descriptive statistics on the basis of objectives.

At the time of pre-test, none they having Very good knowledge, 5.0% of them had good knowledge, 86.66% of them had average knowledge, and 8.33% of them having neutral knowledge, no one of them had unconcerned knowledge and no one of them had very unconcerned knowledge.

At the time of post test, 5.0% of them had very concerned knowledge, 86.66% of them had concerned knowledge, and 8.33% of them having neutral knowledge, no one of them had unconcerned knowledge and no one of them had very unconcerned knowledge.

Average knowledge score at the time of pre test was 16.33 with standard deviation of 2.18 with mean percentage 77.76%. Average knowledge score at the time of post test was 22.2 with standard deviation of 1.37 with mean percentage 85.38%. The p value less than 0.05, hence reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis.

Conclusion: The study was done to assess the knowledge regarding Helfer Skin Tap Technique to reduce pain, anxiety and fear for children undergoing intramuscular injection among GNM students in selected nursing school. The results of this study show that pre-test, 33.3% they having Very good knowledge, 58.3% of them had Good knowledge, and 8.3% of the had Average knowledge. Average knowledge score at the time of pre test was 16.33 with standard deviation of 2.18 with mean percentage 77.76% regarding Helfer Skin Tap Technique to reduce pain, anxiety and fear for children undergoing intramuscular injection among GNM students. The pre test average score was 9.51 with standard deviation.

At the time of post test, 5.0% of them had very concerned knowledge, 86.66% of them had concerned knowledge, and 8.33% of them having neutral knowledge, no one of them had unconcerned knowledge and no one of them had very unconcerned knowledge. The post-test average score was 19.9 with standard deviation.

Thus, it was concluded that video assisted teaching method on knowledge regarding Helfer Skin Tap Technique to reduce pain, anxiety and fear for children undergoing intramuscular injection among GNM students in selected nursing school was found effective as a teaching strategy.