This paper is published in Volume-5, Issue-5, 2019
Area
Nursing
Author
Leena J., Dr. A. Helen Mary Perdita, Dr. Latha Venkatesan
Org/Univ
Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University), India
Pub. Date
24 October, 2019
Paper ID
V5I5-1291
Publisher
Keywords
Effectiveness, Integrated Pathway (IP), Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Knowledge and attitude of nurses

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Leena J., Dr. A. Helen Mary Perdita, Dr. Latha Venkatesan. Effectiveness of Integrated Pathway (IP) regarding care of people affected with Ebola virus disease, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Leena J., Dr. A. Helen Mary Perdita, Dr. Latha Venkatesan (2019). Effectiveness of Integrated Pathway (IP) regarding care of people affected with Ebola virus disease. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 5(5) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Leena J., Dr. A. Helen Mary Perdita, Dr. Latha Venkatesan. "Effectiveness of Integrated Pathway (IP) regarding care of people affected with Ebola virus disease." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 5.5 (2019). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Introduction: Health care workers are at a greater risk of contact with infectious diseases such as Ebola virus disease the worst hit in 2014 and may promote transmission by occupational exposures. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of Integrated Pathway on knowledge and attitude of nurses regarding care of people affected with EVD. Methodology: Quasi Experimental research approach, Time Series Design Non Equivalent Control Group Design was adopted. In the experimental and control group, each comprising 16 study participants, totally 32 from two different tertiary care hospitals, at Coimbatore. Knowledge and attitude questionnaire were used and analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: There was the highest significant difference between pre test and post test 3 score of knowledge of nurses in care of people affected with EVD (t = 21.2354; p < 0.05), whereas the lowest level of significant difference was found between post test 1 and post test 3 score of knowledge of nurses in care of people affected with EVD (t = 3.4802 ; p < 0.05). Also in control group, it depicted that there was significant difference found between pre test & post test 1 score of knowledge of nurses in care of people affected with EVD (t = 1.7111 ; p < 0.05), whereas the lowest level of significant difference was noted between post test 2 and post test 3 score of knowledge of nurses in care of people affected with EVD (t = 0.2559 ; p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study had proved the necessity to create a great impact on the level of knowledge and attitude of nurses.