EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSE-LED EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INTERPRETATIONOF ABG ANALYSIS AMONG ICU STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KANPUR, UP.

Abstract

A common practice in hospital settings is the direct vascular puncture method of arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling. Its ability to be performed at the patient's bedside, its quick analysis, and the comparatively low incidence of serious complications make it a valuable tool that doctors use to guide and reroute their patients' treatment, particularly in critically ill patients, to measure blood gas exchange levels related to respiratory, metabolic, and renal function. Nurses are essential in helping patients learn about and adjust to having a cardioverter defibrillator implanted. A quasi-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test study design was used, along with an evaluative research approach. 60 staff nurse samples were chosen using a convenient sampling technique. Section I consisted of sociodemographic data, and Section II consisted of selfadministering knowledge questionnaires. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to gather and examine the data. Out of 60 subjects, 60% (36) had inadequate knowledge, 30% (18) had moderate knowledge, and 10% (6) had adequate knowledge regarding the interpretation of ABG analysis following the administration of STP, according to the analysis of the pre-test total knowledge scores. Of the 60 subjects, 5% (3) had inadequate knowledge, 36.67% (22) had moderate knowledge, and 58.33% (35) had adequate knowledge regarding the interpretation of ABG analysis among ICU staff nurses. In order to evaluate and validate the hypothesis, chi square was used to calculate the relationship between the post-test level of knowledge and certain characteristics, such as the age, education, job experience, and prior experience of ICU staff nurses. These variables were shown to be substantially associated at the P<0.05 level.