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Evaluate the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge of Infection Control Measures among Nursing Students

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Infectious diseases are continuing threat to all patients, regardless of the age, gender, lifestyle, ethnic background and 
socioeconomic status. Health care is always facing new danger from incurable infections. Nurses play an important role in 
the health care team, they need to have current knowledge related to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Student 
nurses are often exposed to various infections during their clinical experience as a part of curriculum. As a member of health 
care team, nursing students have huge responsibility to protect themselves, patients and other members of health team.   
The aim of the study was to impart the knowledge on infection control measures through video assisted programme 
among nursing students in order to protect themselves and patients in the clinical field. A quasi-experimental study, one 
group pre- and posttest design, 150 nursing students was conducted in selected nursing college. Pretest was assessed with 
demographic profile of nursing students and knowledge questionnaire followed by videos was displayed to the participants 
regarding specific infection control measures of Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment's (PPE). The post test was 
conducted after 7 days with same tools used in pretest assessment. The level of knowledge on hand washing technique after 
video assisted teaching programme on infection control measures increased significantly by 50% in the posttest with mean 
difference of 2.18,t=14.76 ;  the level of knowledge on PPE  after video assisted teaching programme on infection control 
measures increased significantly by 57.4% in the posttest with mean difference of 1.02,t=14.42 at 0.05 level of significant. 
Statistically  significant  association  between  the  pretest  level  of  knowledge  on  hand washing  with  scores  of  nursing 
2 2 2 programme (x  = 39.76, p<0.001), year of experience (x  = 33.19, p<0.001), year of study (x  = 41.35, p<0.001); association 
2 between the pretest level of knowledge on PPE with scores of gender (x = 15.50, p<0.001) nursing programme (x  = 54.07, 
2 2 p<0.001), year of experience (x  = 41.65, p<0.001), year of study (x  = 70.46, p<0.001) was found. Video-assisted  teaching 
programme  was  effective  to  enhance  the  knowledge  of  hand  washing  and  use  of  PPE  as  infection  prevention  control 
measures among nursing students in order to protect themselves and patients their practice field and community.

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