WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Naveed Pasha A.*

ABSTRACT

Background of the study: Tracheostomy care is a major health issue in various parts of the world. The number of patients with tracheostomy is increasing in both developed and developing countries. Tracheostomy is commonly performed surgical procedure in ENT practice. Postoperative care is the most important aspect for achieving good patient outcomes. Unavailability of standard guidelines on tracheostomy management and inadequate training can make this basic practice complex. The nursing staff plays a very important role in bedside management, both in the ward and in the intensive care unit (ICU) setup. To sustain the patency of the airway, a competent nurse is required to deliver care for such kind of patients. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of planned demonstration programme on knowledge and practice regarding tracheostomy care among trainee staff nurses in selected hospital in Mysuru. Methods: In this study, pre experimental design was used and non-probability purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 60 trainee staff nurses from JSS Hospital at Mysuru. Pilot study was conducted, the tool and study design were found to be feasible. Trainee staff nurses are assessed by using structured knowledge questionarie and structured observational check list. The tool was validated by experts and reliability was established by inter rated method. The data were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study results revealed that, there was statistically significant correlation between knowledge and practice scores of trainee staff nurses regarding tracheostomy care. r= 0.48 at 0.05 level of significance. The pre-test mean knowledge scores of trainee staff nurses was 17.38 with SD ±1.89, ranged from 13-21 whereas, the post test mean knowledge score of trainee staff nurses is 25.5 with SD ±1.18 ranged from 24-28. The association between the knowledge score of the trainee staff nurses regarding their personal variable. There was statistical significance between the knowledge of trainees staff nurses with the their age and gender variables of knowledge and the age variable was 4.87 which is significant at 0.05 level. Conclusion The study concluded that nursing staff and student can consider the outcome of the study to plan and provide tracheostomy care for the patients admitted in hospital ward and critical care units, which will be helpful to prevent complication associated with tracheostomy and also to maintain quality of nursing care.

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