title: Effect of self-instructional module on foetal well-being measures among nurses in Bengaluru.
abstract: Perinatal mortality (accounting for 90% of all foetal deaths in developed countries) and morbidity remains a challenge for health functionaries and health purveyors. The present study was therefore undertaken to assess the existing knowledge of staff nurses regarding foetal well being measures, evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional module and find the association, if any, between post-test knowledge score and selected variables. The sample consisted of 40 staff nurses of Vanivilas Women & Children Hospital, Bangalore. Using non-probability purposive sampling, the views of staff nurses were elicited 40 knowledge items. All the respondents were female, had GNM qualification; majority of them were married and in age range 30-39 years; over half of them had not undergone in-service education in obstetrics/paediatrics. It is concluded that screening and monitoring in pregnancy are important strategies to monitor the well being of the foetus and reducing the incidence of perinatal mortality and morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Govt. College of Nursing, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Pushpaveni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000451:nursing*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic