Introduction of a self learning material on Medical Emergencies to staff nurses in psychiatric hospitals to increase their knowledge
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/07/006017
- Lead Sponsor
- Biji Paulose
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1.Nurses those who are working in psychiatric setting in full time basis
2.Nurses those who had special training in ACLS or they had not under gone any special training
Exclusion Criteria
1 Nurses who have less than 6 months experience of working in the psychiarty wards
2 Student Nurses those who are completing their internship in the psychiatry wards
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Staff nurses in the psychiatry wards will be aware that medical emergency may arise for mentally sick individual during the pretest/introduction of knowledge questionsTimepoint: Within 2 to 5 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The staff nurses of psychiatry wards through the self instructional module about the emergency care of 4 types of medical conditons such as heart attack , respiratory distress, convulsion and hypoglycemiaTimepoint: 7th to 15th day