scholarly journals Outcome of Nurse-Led Intervention on Knowledge and Practice of Aseptic Technique Among Surgical Nurses in Two Teaching Hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-104
Author(s):  
Adewunmi M.C. ◽  
R. A. Salawu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Aseptic Technique ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Surgical Nurses ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Aseptic Technique (AT) plays a key role in the management of surgical cases within the hospital including the operating rooms. Surgical Nurse uses AT to alleviate the suffering of patients by protecting them during invasive clinical procedure thereby providing optimal care resulting in positive outcome. Therefore, the goal of this study was to train surgical nurses on knowledge and practice of aseptic technique in two teaching hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria. A two group pre -test and post-test quasi experimental design was utilized and a sample size of 129 was used by simple random technique. A self- structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was pilot tested and both were analysed through Cronbach Alpha and result yielded four research questions and six hypotheses were formulated. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22. Questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages, means and standard deviation while inferential statistics of t-test and Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that majority 28 (42.5%) and 17 (38.4%) of the participants were between the ages of 30 to 39 years in experimental and control group. The gender showed majority to be female 54 (74%) and 33 (82.5%) in both groups while most participants had degree in Nursing (53.4%) and (50%) in both groups. Their years of service showed that (34.2%) and (45.0%) have worked between 11 and 15 years, more than half were on grade level 7 and10. The pre-intervention mean scores of knowledge level was 27.009 (54.02%) and 26.511 (53.02%) in both groups, this revealed that the level of knowledge among them was below average. The pre-intervention mean scores level of practice in both groups was 7.432 (53.09%) and 7.507 (53.62%), this signified that the practice level of both group was below average. The post-intervention mean scores of the knowledge level in both groups was 43.807 (87.61%) and 26.461 (52.92%). The difference observed in the mean score of both groups was as a result of the training that only experimental group was exposed to, therefore , there was a significant improvement. The post-intervention mean scores of the practice level of both groups was 13.009 (92.92%) and 7.616 (54.4%). The difference observed in the mean score of both groups was as a result of the training of the experimental group therefore, there was a significant improvement. In conclusion, the influence of nurse-led intervention had a significant outcome on the training of knowledge and practice of aseptic technique that the experimental group was exposed to. It is therefore recommended that nurse clinicians be exposed to periodic training and re-training to facilitate good outcome of all invasive clinical procedures thereby reducing sepsis.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE STUDENT TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN LAY-UP SHOOT BOLA BASKET

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davi Sofyan
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

The purpose of this study was to determine how much influence the cooperative learning model type student team's achievement division has on basketball shoot lay-up skills. The research method used in this research is a quasi-experimental method. The type of research design used was the non-equivalent group design. The population in this study were students of class XI SMA Negeri 1 Majalengka in 2019 totaling 424 students. The sampling technique used in this study was cluster random sampling technique. The sample in this study amounted to 214 students consisting of class XI IPS 1-4 and XI MIPA 7-8. The experimental group class XI IPS 1-2 and XI MIPA, control group class XI IPS 3-4 and XI MIPA 8. The results showed that the mean pre-test lay-up shoot of the experimental group was 4.09 while the control group was 3.92. The mean post-test shoot lay-up of the experimental group was 6.76 while the control group was 4.72. Furthermore, by looking at 95% confidence interval of the difference, there is a difference between the shoot lay-up results of the experimental group and the control group, which is -0.190 to 2.412. Thus, it can be concluded that STAD is effective in improving basketball shoot lay-up skills.

scholarly journals Audio-visual media to improve sexual-reproduction health knowledge among adolescent

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Sitti Nur Djannah ◽  
Sulistyawati Sulistyawati ◽  
Tri Wahyuni Sukesi ◽  
Surahma Asti Mulasari ◽  
Fatwa Tentama
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Reproduction ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Source Of Information

<span>Lacking knowledge among adolescents affects their understanding of some problems related to sexual-reproduction health. Electronic media recognized as the favored source of information for adolescents. This research aimed to assess the effect of audio-visual media to the increasing of sexual-reproduction knowledge. We conducted a before and after without control informal experimental study design into 153 students in the 1st-3rd grade of junior high school. The effect of the intervention was assessed through the difference between pre- and post-intervention by using the Wilcoxon test. The mean score of the respondent pre and post-intervention was significantly increasing. The audiovisual increased the knowledge of the adolescent regarding sexual-reproduction health</span>

Effectiveness of Oral Sucrose on Level of Pain during DPT Immunization among Infants at selected hospital Salem, Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
Dhanasekar V. M. ◽  
Sathish Rajamani ◽  
Anu C. Vijay
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Preterm Neonates ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Oral Sucrose ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Crucial Part ◽  
Experimental Group

Evidence shows that neonates feel pain. Treating pain of infants at the time of immunizations has become a crucial part of infant care. Pharmacological treatments are rarely used during procedures because of concerns about their effectiveness3 and potential adverse effects. Therefore, non-pharmacological interventions are valuable alternatives. Use of sucrose in preterm neonates has been advocated uniformly for pain relief. The present study had taken with the aim to assess the effectiveness of oral sucrose on level of pain during DPT immunizations among infants. Study design was quasi experimental method. Sample size of the study was 60 infants who were receiving DPT immunizations at Salem Poly Clinic. Data were collected from the subjects through Modified REILY pain assessment scale. Data analysis was done through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results of the study revealed the mean level of pain for experimental group 8.03+0.91 (53.53%) where as in control group it was 11.53+1.17 (77.53%) the difference in mean percentage was 24, which indicates decreased level of pain in experimental group than in control group. The researcher concluded that giving oral sucrose during the time of vaccination in infants acts as an effective non – pharmacological measure for pain management.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of task-based language teaching to improve students' speaking skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-214
Author(s):  
Morita Panduwangi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Private College ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English Department ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Post Test ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

This study aims to find out the effectiveness of Task-Based English Teaching (TBLT) to improve college students’ speaking skills. Teaching speaking is considered to be difficult as there are various factors involved, both from the teachers’ part and the students’ as well. TBLT uses authentic sources of teaching materials with tasks as the essence of the teaching instructions. The research was done in a private college in Bogor. Sixty 1st semester-students of non-English department are the subjects of the research. They were divided into two groups: the control group and experimental group. Each group consists of 30 students. The control group was taught using a more conventional method, however the experimental group was taught using Task-based instructions. A pre and post test were administered to both groups to find out the effectiveness of TBLT to improve their speaking skills. The mean scores of pre and post English speaking tests were tabulated using SPSS to identify whether there was a difference in students’ achievement of both groups and whether the difference was significant or not. Questionnaires were also distributed to find out their perspectives towards the English lessons. The results of the tests were supported by the students’ answers in the questionnaires in which all students of the experimental group showed significant improvement in their speaking skills in term of accuracy and fluency. Their perspective after experiencing TBLT in the English lessons also demonstrates a significant change resulting in students’ higher self confidence in speaking.

scholarly journals The Effects of Task-Based Language Teaching on Writing Achievement at a High School in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dang Thi Thu Huong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study determines the effectiveness of using task-based language instructions in teaching writing at a high school in Thai Nguyen province. The participants consist of 92 grade 10 students from Bing Yen high school, Dinh Hoa district. The study employs a mix method research design (MMR) as the plan for the research. The results of the study reveals that the results of writing performance were reported at a low level (M=3.72). The results also confirmed that the intervention worked well for the experimental group. The mean score of the pre-test (the baseline for both groups) was M=3.72. The intervention focused on TBLT instructions. After first five weeks, the means of post-test1 were M=4.96 and M=3.83 for experimental group and control group respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and post-test1 for the experimental group (M=3.72 compared to M=4.96), while the control group showed a little improvement (M=3.72 compared to M=3.83) the difference was not significant. After another five weeks, the difference in the mean scores of the experimental group were far more than the mean scores of the control group, M=5.56 and M=4.45 respectively. By the end of the fifteenth week of the intervention, the mean of post-test 3 of the experimental group reached M=6.41, the mean for control group was M=5.54. The difference of the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test revealed a significant improvement in both groups. However, the experimental group showed a greater improvement, M=6.41 and M=5.54 respectively. It can infer that the uses of TBLT writing instruction improved writing achievement greatly.

scholarly journals Explicit Affective Strategy Instruction to Develop Speaking Performance of Egyptian EFL University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samah Mohammed Fahim El Sakka
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of explicit affective strategy instruction on the speaking performance of Freshmen English majors at Faculty of Education, Suez University, Egypt. The design of the study is a pre-post quasi experimental one. The instrument is a pre/post speaking performance test (designed by the researcher). Participants were eighty Freshmen English majors, randomly divided into two groups: a control group (N=40) and an experimental one (N=40). During the experiment, the experimental group was explicitly taught some affective strategies (lowering anxiety, encouraging yourself and monitoring emotions) while the control group was taught using the traditional method. All participants were tested using the pre/post speaking performance test before and after the intervention. The difference between the post test&rsquo;s mean scores of the control and experimental groups were calculated using Independent Samples t-test and the difference in the mean scores between the pre- and post tests of speaking performance was calculated for each group separately using Paired Samples t-test. A significant difference was found between the post test&rsquo;s mean scores of the control and the experimental groups in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the mean scores of the pre and post test of the experimental group in favor of the post test. It was concluded that participants&rsquo; level of speaking performance significantly improved after receiving the explicit affective strategy instruction.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF SUMMARIZING TECHNIQUE ON READING ACHIEVEMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Siti Syafi’atul Qomariyah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Experimental Group

This article is a report of experimental conducted at the second year students of SMA Kanjeng Sepuh Sidayu Gresik. This study was conducted to measure the effect of summarizing technique on reading achievement. The instrument used for collecting data was test.  The data analysis showed that mean of pretest was 37,94 in experimental group and 33,68 in control group. The result of t-test of pre-test was 2,444 and t-critical was 1,684 in level of significant .05. And the mean of post-test was 74,52 in experimental group and 68,39 in control group. The difference between the two mean score is 6.13. The mean of the control group is lower than the experimental one. In which the highest score was 52 and the lowest score was 20 in control group and experimental group. From the data analysis, the writer got findings. The mean score of experimental group was 74.52 and the mean score of control group was 68.39. after applying the ANCOVA formula, it indicates that F-value was 4.117 and the critical value with the level of significance .05 was 4.00. The finding shows that students’ achievement of reading in posttest (after treatment) of experimental group was higher than control group. It was found out that summarizing technique was effective in reading achievement.

scholarly journals The Role of Music in Predicting Academic Achievement: A Technological Discovery

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Patricio K. Chap-as
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Instructional Technology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Mark ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Teaching Music ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This research undertaking aimed to find out the impact of instructional technology in teaching Music. Specifically, it was framed from the following context: 1. What is the mean performance of the controlled group and experimental group after the instructional technology was used in teaching Music?;2. What is the difference in the mean performance of the control group and experimental group after instructional technology was used in Teaching music? ;The researcher employed the experimental research method specifically the between-group design. From the results of the statistical computations, the following were revealed: The experimental group visibly performed better after instructional technology was integrated in teaching music than their control group counterpart. Findings of the study revealed there was a statistically significant differences in the academic achievement between the average mark of the experimental group students and the average mark of the control group students in favor of the experimental group.  

scholarly journals THE USE OF CARTOON “FROZEN” MOVIE AS VISUAL MEDIA TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN LEARNING SPEAKING: A CASE OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SULTAN AGUNG 1 SEMARANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dyah Nugrahani ◽  
Fitria Fitria
Keyword(s):  
Ninth Grade ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the speaking ability of students in grade 9th of SMP SultanAgung 1 taught without using Cartoon “frozen” movie. (2) to find out the speaking ability of students in grade 9th of SMP Sultan Agung 1 taught with cartoon “frozen” movie. (3) to know the difference in speaking ability of students in grade 9thin SMP Sultan Agung 1 taught with and without using cartoon “frozen” as Media.This study investigates the speaking ability of the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie as media, the speaking ability of the students taught without using cartoon “frozen” movie as media, whether or not there is significant difference of speaking ability between the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie and those taught without cartoon “frozen” as media..This study, belongs to experimental quantitative method. The population of the study was ninth grade students of SMP Sultan Agung 1 Semarang. In this study, purposive sampling has been used to take the samples. The samples were 9A as experimental group, and 9E as control group. Then, the instruments of this study were test and document.It was found that the mean of experimental group was 72.53. Meanwhile, the mean of control group was 60.67. The mean of experimental group was higher than the mean of control group. So, it found that there was significant difference of the speaking ability between the students taught using cartoon “frozen” movie and those taught without using cartoon “frozen” movie as media.From the research findings, it can be concluded that since the use of cartoon “frozen” movie as modelin teaching speaking , the students were more interested in teaching learning process. It was proven based on the computation. The result of t-test was3.71 and t-table was 2.00. So the value of t-test was higher than t-table (3.71>2.00).It concludes that using cartoon “frozen” movie as media can promote students speaking ability. Based on the conclusion, some suggestions were proposed for the teacher and the students. The teacher can use cartoon “frozen” movie as media for teaching speaking. The students can use cartoon “frozen” movie to enhance the understanding of the content information, and to promote their speaking ability.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF INJECTABLE STEROIDS VERSUS CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR DE QUERVAINS’S TENOSYNOVITIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-221
Author(s):  
Nasim Ilyas ◽  
Fouzia Hanif ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Panjwani ◽  
Sheikh Kashif Rahim ◽  
Asma Abdul Qadeer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservative Management ◽  
Steroid Injection ◽  
Corticosteroid Injection ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
De Quervain’S Tenosynovitis ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Group B

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: De Quervain's tenosynovitis is tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons, occurs due to chronic overuse of the wrist and hand. To compare effectiveness of steroid injection with conservative management of De Quervains’s tenosynovitis. METHODOLOGY: Randomized prospective study was conducted at the various private orthopedic clinic across Rawalpindi district, along with collaboration of community medicine department, Rawal Institute of health sciences, Islamabad. The study population was divided into two groups, i.e., group A and group B. Group A was given inj. corticosteroid and group B was given conservative management. The severity of pain (Visual analogue scale) and Finkelstein test were recorded on baseline and after 3 weeks follow up. RESULTS: Our study included 96 diagnosed cases of de Quervains tenosynovitis on a positive Finkelstein test; 48 were given corticosteroid injection and 48 were conservatively treated. The mean age in corticosteroid’s injection group was 34.76+6.95 years whereas the mean age in conservative management group was 31.7+8.91 years. Post-intervention 13, 29 patients had a positive Finkelstein test in corticosteroid and conservative groups respectively. Although the difference in pre intervention pain score between the two groups was not statistically significant but significantly lesser pain scores in the corticosteroid group; (p= 0.00). CONCLUSION: Steroid injection produced better results in terms of relief in pain and negative Finkelstein test as compared to conservative treatment.

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