An educational intervention module on sweet’s syndrome to the registered nurses

Background: Sweet’s Syndrome that can lead to various inflammatory and neoplastic pathologies. The nurses providing care for clients with Sweet’s Syndrome present an educational challenge. The nurse must have adequate knowledge to prevent Sweet’s Syndrome and render proper care to the clients. Nurses should be efficient enough to prevent or minimize the complications or should prevent further worsening of symptoms. Within this context that this study was conducted with the aim of knowing the effectiveness of educational intervention module on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. Objectives of the study • To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. • To evaluate effectiveness of educational intervention on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. • To find out the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses before and after intervention. • To find out the influence of demographic variables on the knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. Methods and materials: A Pre-experimental Research design was used and study was conducted from June 2010 to February 2011 at Rangaraya Medical College and Government General Hospital, Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. The sample of 300 nurses who met the inclusion criteria were selected by using random sampling technique with lottery method and data were analyzed both descriptively and analytically using Pearson correlation co-efficient, Chi-Square and paired t test. Demographic variables of registered nurses were collected and assessed their knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome by an interview schedule. Then structured teaching programme was conducted and educational intervention module was distributed to the nurses. After one week post test was conducted. The study subjects were randomly selected. But there was no control group. Thus the study was based on one group pre test-post test design. Result: Pearson Correlation co-efficient and Sig. (2-tailed) of the pre-test level of knowledge and attitude score was 0.071, 0.222 and pre test level of knowledge and practice scores were 0.270, 0.000. Statistically there was a significant correlation between the knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. Post test level of knowledge and attitude scores were 0.005, 0.929 and post test level of attitude and practice scores were 0.077, 0.182. Statistically there was a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude, attitude and practice. The post-test level of knowledge and practice scores were 0.052, 0.374. Statistically there was a significant correlation between knowledge and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. Conclusion: The overall findings of the study showed that the educational intervention module is very effective in improving the knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses. Statistically there is a significant co-relation and association between the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on Sweet’s Syndrome among the registered nurses in before and after intervention.