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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA
DISSERTATION
Year 2011-2012
BANGALORE-91
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES,
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA
2 NAME OF THE
Prajwal College of Nursing
INSTITUTION
Bangalore-91
INTRODUCTION
According to WHO study, smoking and heart disease has been well described in
populations all over the world. Twenty five year follow up of the Seven Countries Study,
reported a dose-dependent increase in risk of death. After 25 years, 57.7% of persons
smoking 30 cigarettes per day had died compared to only 36.3% of non-smokers.
Additional long-term data come from a 40 year follow up of British physicians which
noted that excess mortality from cardiovascular disease was two times higher among
smokers compared to non-smokers but that this ratio was even more extreme during
middle age4.
The data for men and women differ somewhat but recent work underlines the
importance of smoking as a cause of myocardial infarction in both men and women. As
an example, in a Norwegian study, rates of myocardial infarction were 4.6 times higher in
men than in women but rates among women who smoked were six times higher than non-
smokers and rates among men, three times higher than among nonsmokers 3. Danish
investigators concluded that women may be more sensitive to tobacco as risks of
myocardial infarction due to both current smoking and total tobacco exposure were
consistently higher in women than men, and higher for both groups than myocardial
infarction rates among non-smokers3.
A study was conducted on acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Room. Clinical and
laboratory data from 596 patients who came to an emergency room complaining of chest
pain indicated that no single variable could identify low-risk patients as well as a normal
ECG. A combination of three variables—sharp or stabbing pain, no history of angina or
myocardial infarction, and pain with pleurisy or positional components or pain that was
reproduced by palpation of the chest wall—defined a very-low-risk group in which ECGs
did not add accuracy to the evaluation and were potentially misleading; Standard cardiac
enzyme levels were of almost no use as an emergency room indicator of myocardial
infarction. These findings emphasize the difficulty of identifying patients at low risk for
myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the emergency room without consideration of
many factors from the history, the physical examination, and the ECG6.
Hence the investigator felt the need to conduct a study to evaluate the
effectiveness of structured teaching programme on student nurses knowledge regarding
emergency management of myocardial infarction.
Review of literature helps the investigator to develop insight in the problem and
gain information about the problem and what has been done before. It provides basis for
future investigation, justifies the need for replication, throws light on the feasibility of the
study, constraints of data collection, and relates the findings from one study to another
with a hope to establish a comprehensive body of scientific knowledge and a professional
discipline from which valid and pertinent theories may be developed.
A cohort study was conducted to find the trends in incidence and case fatality
rates of acute myocardial infarction in Denmark and Sweden. The Objective of the study
is to compare the incidence and case fatality of acute myocardial infarction in Denmark
and Sweden. All admissions and deaths with acute myocardial infarction as primary or
secondary diagnosis were extracted (Denmark, 1978 to 1998; Sweden, 1987 to 1999).
The incidence of myocardial infarction and the case fatality declined significantly among
all subgroups of patients. Case fatality was higher in Denmark early in the study period
(1987–1990) than in Sweden. The odds ratios (OR) ranged from 1.28 to 1.50 in the four
age groups. In 1994–1999, the prognosis of patients younger than 75 years did not differ.
Patients aged 75–94 years still fared worse in Denmark (OR 1.21, 95% confidence
interval 1.17 to 1.27). Women aged 30–54 years had a worse prognosis than men in both
Denmark and Sweden (OR associated with male sex 0.85 and 0.90, respectively). In
contrast, for patients older than 65 years, women had a better prognosis than men5.
6.4 HYPOTHESIS
6.6 ASSUMPTIONS
1. BSc nursing students may have some knowledge about emergency management
of myocardial infarction patient.
2. Structured teaching programme will enhance the knowledge of BSc nursing
students regarding emergency management of myocardial infarction patient.
6.7 DELIMITATIONS
Data will be collected from the fourth year BSc nursing students from selected
colleges in Bangalore.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Demographic Variable
Age, sex, religion, type of family, socio-economic status and previous
information.
7.2.3 SETTING
The setting of study is selected nursing colleges in Bangalore.
7.2.5 SAMPLE
The purposed sample size of the study is 60.
7.2.6 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
The sample technique will be adopted for the study is purposive sampling.
Inclusion Criteria
1. Fourth year BSc nursing students who are willing to participate in this study.
2. Fourth year BSc nursing students who are present during the time of data
Collection.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Fourth year BSc nursing students who are not present during the time of data
Collection.
2. Fourth year BSc nursing students who undergone any teaching programme of
emergency management of myocardial infarction patient.
1. A prior formal permission will be obtained from the selected nursing colleges
authority for required information.
2. Informed consent will be obtained from the sample and assure them regarding
maintains privacy and confidentiality.
3. Structured questionnaire will be administered to assess the knowledge of
fourth year nursing students regarding emergency management of myocardial
infarction patient in terms of pre-test.
4. Structured teaching programme will be given on emergency management of
myocardial infarction patient.
5. Structured questionnaire will be administered to assess the knowledge of fourth
year nursing students regarding emergency management of myocardial infarction
patient in terms of post test.
6. Duration of the study is 30 days.
-Investigator would analyze the data collected by using descriptive and inferential
statistics
-Assessing the knowledge of fourth year B.Sc nursing students will be interpreted by
descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation.
- Effectiveness of structured teaching programme will be analyzed by ‘t’test.
-Association between the knowledge of students on emergency management of
myocardial infarction patient with selected demographic variables is analyzed by chi
square(x2).
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pilot study;QM&I and Per Diem Clinical Educator, Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park,
PA, USA. harpjp2@verizon.net; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17517264.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18059195.
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principles survey: a psychometric study; J Clin Nurs. 2011 Nov;20(21-22):3020-8;
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615575.
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