ORGANIZED LEARNING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INFERTILITY MANAGEMENT AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALKANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH.

Abstract

Infertility is a challenging experience affecting individual and couples‘ adjustment. However, the way the members of the couple support each other may affect the experience of infertility and their adjustment.Fertility is highly valued in most cultures, and the wish for a child is one of the most basic human motivations. This study would help the nursing practitioner to understand Infertility Management. The study adopted a quasi-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design, and 60 subjects were selected using a non-probability convenient sampling technique.The setting of the study is Tertiary Care Hospital, Kanpur. The intervention was the
Organized Learning Programme.Sociodemographic variables of the study population; out of the total study population, most of the samples, 24 (35%) are 25 -29 age, 47 (78%) are Female, 33 (55%) are Bsc graduates, 26 (43%) are10 – 14 years of experience, 36 (60%) are the rural area of living. The pre-test and post-test knowledge scores on recent trends in infertility management; 51 (85%) have inadequate knowledge in the pre-test and 4 (7%) in the post-test. 0 (0%) Adequate knowledge in the pre-test and 57 (95%) in the post-test. Associates the significance between the post-test level of knowledge and demographic variables, regarding age chi-square 8.93,
regarding gender chi-square 6.25, regarding experience 22.54, p-value less than 0.05 level of significant, significant and education and area of living are non-significant. The present study concludes that the staff nurses’ knowledge increased significantly after the OLP administration.