Open Access“EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSE LED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES MEDICATION PROTOCOLS”
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Mr.,
Nilesh Mishra Mr.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of applied research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijar/5411992
Subject(s) - narcotic , medicine , narcotic drugs , intervention (counseling) , nursing , psychotropic drug , statistical significance , drug , psychiatry , emergency medicine
This research study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of nurse led educational knowledge regarding narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances medication protocols among nursing students at selected college of nursing Indore, M.P. The target population consist of nursing student, sample size are 60 nursing students, and Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Demographic variables was used. The mean score of nursing students regarding narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances medication protocols is 11.17 in pre-interventional & post-interventional mean score is 18.50, mean difference of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances medication protocols is 7.33 with Standard Deviation was 2.86 of pre-interventional and 2.05 is Standard Deviation of post-interventional, & calculated ‘t’ value is 25.56 at df 59 which is higher than the tabulated ‘t’ value 2.00 at 0.05 level of Significance. The study concluded that knowledge of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances medication protocols of nursing students is not satisfactory or up to the mark but when compared pre-interventional and post-interventional.