A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice regarding Risk Factors and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease among II-Year GNM (N) Students Studying in Selected Nursing Schools at Bangalore

Thongam Romashini Devi

Abstract: This research paper analyses to assess knowledge & the risk factor and prevention of coronary artery disease among the II year GNM ( N) students and to association between the knowledge and practice scores with selected demographic variables. All the II year GNM nursing students studying in selected Nursing Schools under the study area of Bangalore constitute the target population for the study. The entire population the sample of the study compress of 60 using Convenience sampling technique. It was observed from the study that the mean as well as the standard deviation of the knowledge on risk factors and prevention of Coronary artery disease during the pretest is 7.1and 3.4 and during the posttest it is 19.27 and 2.6. The difference in the mean knowledge score on risk factors and prevention of Coronary artery disease is statistically significant (<0.001). The study shows that the students are having inadequate knowledge on coronary artery disease.

Keywords: Coronary Artery disease, Risk Factor, Prevention Demographic, Significant, Variable