S. ANDAL,M. RAGHAVENDRAN
DOI: https://doi.org/Introduction: An infection occurs to the patient during their stay in hospital is said to be Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). It can be defined as the patient gets infection after 48 hours or more after admission in any hospital. Hospital Acquired Infections are unanticipated infections that develop during medical or surgical treatment may result in significant patient illness and death.
Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding Infection Control Practices, to assess the effectiveness of Computer Assisted Teaching, to compare the level of knowledge and to Associate the level of knowledge regarding Infection Control Practices with the selected demographic variables among Nursing students
Method: A quantitative evaluatory research approach with a pre-experimental one group pre test - post test research design was used in this study. 240 Nursing students from different courses (120 from GNM and 120 from B.Sc) in selected colleges were selected as samples by Non- probability convenient sampling technique. A Structured knowledge questionnaire regarding Infection Control Practices was used to collect the data.
Results: In pretest, out off 240 nursing students, among 120 GNM students, 36 (30%) have poor knowledge, 58 (48.3%) have Average level of Knowledge and 26 (21.7%) have good level of knowledge. With 120 B. Sc(N) students, 34 (28.3%) have poor knowledge, 68 (56.7%) have Average level of Knowledge and 18 (15%) have good level of knowledge on Infection Control Practices. In Post test, among 120 GNM students, 07 (5.8%) have poor knowledge, 29 (24.2%) have Average level of Knowledge and 84 (70.0%) have good level of knowledge. With 120 B. Sc(N) students, 06 (05.0%) have poor knowledge, 43 (35.8%) have Average level of Knowledge and 71 (59.2%) have good level of knowledge on Infection Control Practices after attending Computer Assisted Teaching Programme. The effectiveness of Computer Assisted Teaching on knowledge, with respect to B.Sc (N) students paired t value is 27.6and for GNM students is 28.3. The table value is 1.65 which shows Significance. While comparing the level of Knowledge between B.Sc and GNM Nursing students was 26.8, The table value is 1.65 which shows Significance.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that predominant of student nurses have Average level of knowledge on infection control practices (i.e) 58 (48.3%) in GNM and 68 (56.7%) in B.Sc(N)in pretest. After intervention the knowledge level was increased to good level of knowledge 84 (70%) in GNM and 71 (59.2%) in B. Sc (N) which shows the computer assisted teaching has an impact to increase in knowledge
