A STUDY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE AMONG STAFF NURSES REGARDING PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PERINEAL TEAR DURING NORMAL DELIVERY

STATEMENT OF THE STUDY:- A study to assess effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge among staff nurses regarding prevention and management of perineal tear during normal delivery OBJECTIVE:- 1. To assess the existing knowledge regarding prevention and management of perineal tear during normal delivery among staff nurses. 2. To assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding prevention of perineal tear during normal delivery among staff nurses. 3. To determine the association between pre test knowledge score of staff nurse regarding prevention and management of perineal tear during normal delivery with selected demographic variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS:- The study aimed to evaluate the effect of information booklet on knowledge among staff nurses regarding prevention and management of perineal tear during normal delivery. Convenient study research design was used in 30 sample were chosen and simple random technique were chosen in selected sample. The effectiveness was assessed using self-structured questionnaire- test and post-test was conducted and assess the knowledge level regarding prevention and management of perineal tear during normal delivery. RESULTS:-.The overall knowledge score, before and after the administration of Information Booklet. On an average Staff Nurses were improved their knowledge from 16.40 to 25.04 after the administration of Information Booklet. This difference is statistically significant. On an average, in posttest after having Information Booklet, Staff Nurses were gained 28.81% more knowledge score than pretest score.