ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN AMONG BSC NURSING STUDENT IN SELECTED COLLEGE OF NURSING DD AND DNH

Introduction:Restraints are devices used for partially or completely immobilizing children for various medical and nursing procedures. The common type of restraints includes Jacket restraint, Mummy restraint, Extremity restraint, abdominal restraint, elbow restraint and Crib with Dome. The main purpose of restraints includes immobilizing the children, to quieten the child, to examine the specific body parts and to perform medical and nursing procedure.

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the effectiveness of the of structured teaching program in the improvement of knowledge of the B.Sc. nursing students regarding restraints for children.

Methodology: A quasi-Experimental Pre-test Post-test One Group Design with Nonprobability Convenient Sampling Technique was used to selected 50 samples, data was collected through self-administered method and conducted pre-test followed by administered structure teaching program regarding restraints for children and after 7^th days post-test was conducted

Result: This study finding showed that the pre-test mean knowledge score was 13.48and the post-test mean knowledge score was24.46 ant t value 2,012which was significant at 0.05 level of significance.

Conclusion: The study concludes that there was a significant increase in level of knowledge among BSC nursing students in the experimental group after administration of STP regarding restraint for children.