Objectives: Assess the knowledge and attitude on prevention of Needle Stick Injuries among students. Evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of Needle Stick Injuries. Determine the association between knowledge and attitude scores of nursing students on prevention of Needle Stick Injuries. Methods: The study was conducted in a selected nursing college at Coimbatore and the research method adopted was quasi experimental, time series design. As per the inclusion criteria 185 samples were selected. The pre-test score of knowledge and attitude was assessed by the structured questionnaire. A structured teaching program on prevention of Needle Stick Injuries (duration 30-45 minutes) was given and the post-test assessment was done on the 8th day using the same tool. Post-test-II was done on the 22nd day using the same tool. Results: The study revealed an increase in the knowledge and attitude level following the structured teaching program. In this study the statistical analysis showed that there was a significant improvement (t=1.64, p< 0.05), in the level of knowledge and attitude after implementation of structured teaching programme and significant association (χ2=3.84, p<0.05) between pre-test score of knowledge and attitude on prevention of Needle Stick Injuries with gender, year of studying, past history of Needle Stick Injuries. Conclusion: Structured Teaching Programme was helpful in improving knowledge and attitude among students regarding prevention of Needle Stick Injuries.
The study aimed to assess the adequacy of information and satisfaction among antenatal mothers attending nurse-led antenatal clinic in a tertiary care hospital and to determine the relationship between these two variables. A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted and 154 antenatal mothers were recruited using purposive sampling. Eligible participants were those above 38 weeks of gestation with at least four antenatal visits at the nurse led clinic. Data were collected using a researcher-developed, content-validated questionnaire consisting of demographic variables, an adequacy of information scale and a satisfaction scale, both rated on a Likert format. Participants completed the self-administered questionnaire during their routine antenatal visits after providing informed consent. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The mean age of the participants was 24.59 ± 3.59 years, with the majority being graduates (56.5%), rural residents (65.6%) and housewives (85.7%). More than half were primigravida (51.3%) and most had no previous experience with the nurse-led clinic (74%). Satisfaction scores ranged from 4.76 to 4.91, indicating very high satisfaction with nurse led clinic (NLC) services, particularly regarding respect, communication and trust. Adequacy of information scores were similarly high, ranging from 4.66 to 4.90, with a total mean score of 47.78 ± 4.06, reflecting strong agreement that essential antenatal information was well communicated. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between adequacy of information and satisfaction (r = 0.22, p = 0.006), supporting the study hypothesis. The findings highlight the effectiveness of nurse-led antenatal clinics in delivering comprehensive health education and fostering high satisfaction, underscoring their crucial role in enhancing maternal healthcare quality.
