Open AccessKnowledge Assessment of BSc Nursing 4th Year Students about Breathing Exercises during First Stage of Labour
Author(s) -
Sharda Nagvanshi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
trends in nursing administration and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2348-2141
DOI - 10.24321/2348.2141.202005
Subject(s) - test (biology) , anxiety , physical therapy , nursing , breathing , medicine , psychological intervention , psychology , breathing exercises , anesthesia , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
Background: For a woman, labour is both the most exciting and the most traumatic experience. Women have varying pain thresholds and deal with pre-labour anxiety in various ways. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of BSc Nursing students about breathing exercises that can be done during the first stage of labour. Methods: An experimental research design with one group pre- and post-test was selected. The sample size was 30 BSc Nursing 4th year students. Demographic data, as well as a self-structured questionnaire was used to assess their level of knowledge regarding breathing exercises. Result and Conclusion: The post-test knowledge scores o the participants were better than the pre-test knowledge scores. Thus the study clearly shows that there was a significant gain in the knowledge of BSc Nursing students after the interventions on breathing exercise during the first stage of labour.