European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE OF FASTHUGBID AMONG ICU STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OF PUNE CITY

Gaurav*, Msc Nursing, Deepak Sethi, Asst Profr, Mrs. Dipali Dumbre, Tutor,

ABSTRACT

Continuous efforts are being made to improve the quality of patient care in ICU departments. Protocols have been devised with the aim of enhancing efficiency, safety and quality of care in ICU units. Nevertheless, the usefulness of these protocols can be somewhat limited in complex cases and an alternative approach to improving patient care is via the use of checklists. It has been suggested that the use of checklists in ICU may be effective in improving patient care and safety. The FASTHUGBID mnemonic (Feeding, Analgesia, Sedation, Thrombo-prophylaxis, Head-of-bed angle, Ulcer prophylaxis and Glucose control) was proposed to highlight key aspects of care that should be considered at least daily for all ICU patients. In the present study pretest and posttest knowledge was assessed by implementing the teaching plan on FASTHUGBD among 50 staff nurses in selected hospitals of Pune city. Convenience sampling was used to select the 50 sample. In the study majority of subject was In the present study pretest and posttest knowledge was assessed by implementing the teaching plan on FASTHUGBD among 50 staff nurses in selected hospitals of Pune city. Convenience sampling was used to select the 50 sample. In the study majority of subject was B.sc nursing (60%) and only 40% were GNM. Only (60%) have 1-5 years of experience in ICU and only 8% have experience between 11 to 15 years. 96% have attended in-service education related to FASTHUGBID and 50% subjects have knowledge about FASTHUGBD through workshops and in-service education. Frequency distribution was used to assess the level of knowledge of staff nurses. 92% having Average knowledge (score 14-26) and 8% having Good knowledge (score 27-40). Paired t-Test was used to assess the effectiveness of intervention at 5% of level of significance and it was shown to be rejection of null hypothesis as p value is less than α (.003).

Keywords: FASTHUGBID, ICU protocols and Patient safety.