Global Journal of Medical Research, K: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 1

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching (Vat) on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Corona Virus among Staff Nurses Working in Ah & RC, B G Nagara, Karnataka Dipankar Maiti α & Dr. Balaji MS σ Abstract- At present scenario COVID infection creates a pandemic and cruel deadly situation through worldwide. First case of Corona virus infection reported in Wuhan City of China in December 2019. Beginging from normal fever & common cold it becomes severe with the symptoms of breathing difficulty, persistent fever, loss of taste & smell etc. It travels through air from human to human as a form of droplet infection. So, to check and increases the knowledge regarding prevention of corona virus among staff nurses working in AH & RC, B.G Nagara, Karnataka; I have done one video assisted teaching (VAT) session. Among total 60 staff nurse I have divided them into two groups as follows: 40 members in Experimental group & 20 members in Control group. The data collection done from 01-10-2021 to 11-10-2021 in AH & RC, B. G Nagara. After data analysing found that in the pre-test level of knowledge 80% Poor, 15% Average, 5% Good knowledge in control group and 75% Poor, 20% Average, 5% Good knowledge experimental group. The above posttest reveals that the percentage distribution of level of knowledge 60% Poor, 30% Average, 10% Good knowledge in control group and Average 7.5% ,62.5% Good & 30% having very good knowledge in experimental group. The results show that gained knowledge by the effectiveness of video assisted teaching in experimental group is 44.43%. Keywords: MERS, SERS, CDC, N 95, RT PCR, and VAT. I. I ntroduction orona Virus is an RNA virus mainly affects birds & mammals. The name "coronavirus" is consequent from Latin corona, denoting as "crown" or "wreath". At first, Coronaviruses were discovered in the year 1960. But later in 2012 a new type of coronavirus was identified, initially called Novel Coronavirus 2012, and now officially named as MERS-CoV. Chinese four family members have been identified with coronavirus in the UAE. 1 But now a days the frequent changing variant of Corona virus affecting humans & causing mild to deadly Respiratory problems including common cold, fever, breathing difficulty, loss of smell, loss of taste, Corresponding Author α : Final Year B.Sc. Nursing, Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. e-mail: dipankarmaiti2015@gmail.com Author σ : Assistant Professor, Dep artment of Medical Surgical Nursi ng, Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. e-mail: bforusurroorr@gmail.com even death in severe cases. In human more lethal varieties or strains of this virus are SERS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019). 2 Based on the statistics dated 13 Aug 2021, 08:00 IST (GMT+5:30) in India Total active cases are 3,87,987; total cured 3,12,60,050; total deaths 4,29,669; total samples tested 48,94,70,779. The following states are in red light spotted areas due to over increasing COVID cases -Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. 3,7 Experts believe that COVID infection mainly spreads through person to person through respiratory system by inhalation. Droplets or aerosols, Airborne transmission, Surface transmission, Faecal-oral- these are some routes of Corona Virus transmission. 4 The CDC endorses that by covering the mouth and nose with a tissue while coughing or sneezing by using inner part of the elbow is more convenient if no tissue is available around. 9 They suggest to do frequent hand washing too at least for 20 seconds if time is not adequate. 10 Using frequent hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol also helps a lot to prevent spreading of COVID infection, but only when soap and water are not hardly available. 2 COVID-19 reported symptoms include fever, pneumonia, haemoptysis cough, fatigue, headache, diarrhoea and dyspnoea. Preventive measures such as wearing masks, using hand hygiene practices, avoidance of public contact, case detection by doing more rapid & RT-PCR tests, contact tracing, and quarantines have been discussed as ways to reduce transmission. 8 As per latest studies no specific antiviral treatment has proven effective; hence, infected people primarily rely on symptomatic treatment and supportive care. 5 A study was conducted in USA on November 4,2020 entitled as Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. They have also mentioned to get updated about modes of transmission, clinical management, air or ground medical transport, or laboratory settings, C 27 Year 2022 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXII Issue I Version I ( DD ) K © 2022 Global Journals