Effect of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge of School Teachers regarding First Aid Management in Selected Schools of Kanniyakumari District.

Abstract

T Safe childhood is the foundation of a good future. Children face different kinds of accidents at school premises while playing. Prevention of these accidents and their management is essential. A study was therefore conducted among school teachers at Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari to make them aware about different accidents of children at school premises and their first aid management. The sample consisted of 30 primary and higher primary school teachers selected by Random sampling technique. The analysis showed that improvement of knowledge occurred after administering planned teaching programme (PTP) on first aid management. The data reveals that post test knowledge score mean(30.9+9.61) is significantly Higher than the mean pre test anxiety score (49.6+14.106).The calculated t value(t29=6.001,P0.05) at 0.05 level of Knowledge. There is significant difference between mean pretest and post test Knowledge score and it shows that planned teaching programme is effective in importing knowledge among school teachers. Nursing professionals can benefit from the study result at the area of community, administration, research and education.