A study to assess the effectiveness of skill training programme on knowledge and skill of B.Sc. nursing students regarding ryles tube insertion and feeding studying in selected nursing colleges of Kashmir India

A ryles tube is a flexible tube that can be inserted trans nasally into the stomach .It is commonly used for delivery of feed, fluids, medication or drainage of gastric contents. A patient is in need of nasogastric tube feeding when he is unable to take oral feeding. Patients who are unable to swallow sufficient nutrients In these conditions, it is very much necessary to maintain or improve their nutritional status. Moreover patients who are Unconscious, semiconscious mentally ill, patients who refuse to eat, who are irritable patients also need nasogastric tube feeding. NG tube feeding has become widely preffered over parenteral nutrition in adults and children with functioning gastrointestinal tracts when the need for tube feeding is expected to be 6 weeks or less. Investigators during their clinical posting came across group of clients with nasogastric tube and feedings given to them by their attendants and the staff. The technique used by attendants to feed their clients was not upto the mark and could lead to various complications of feeding. It was seen that student nurses can perform better role in teaching attendants, the proper way to give feeds since they are in direct contact with them. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of skill training programme on knowledge and practice regarding Ryles tube insertion and feeding technique among B.Sc Nursing first and second year students in Madr-e-Meharban Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research SKIMS Soura Srinagar Kashmir A Pre-experimental ,one group pre-test post-test design was used for assessing the effectiveness of Skill training programme on knowledge and skill gain regarding ryles tube insertion and feeding among B.Sc. nursing first year and second year students. Convenient sampling technique was used for selection of 30 B.Sc. nursing students from accessible population. The results revealed thatthe knowledge level of B.Sc nursing students regarding the ryles tube insertion and feeding showed that among the total sample (n=30) majority of the subjects 56.7% (17) had average knowledge, 40% (12) had below average, 3.3% (1) had good knowledge in the pre test while as in the post test majority of the subjects 100% (30) had good knowledge, 0% had below average and 0% average knowledge. The skill level of B.Sc nursing students regarding the ryles tube insertion and feeding showed that among the total sample (n=30) majority of the subjects 76.7% (23) had average skill, 20% (6) had below average, 3.3% (1) had good skill and 0% had excellent in the pre test while as in the post test majority of the subjects 100% (30) had excellent, 0% had below average, 0% had good skill and 0%average knowledge. The mean post test knowledge scores (26.83 ± 1.895) of the subjects regarding ryles tube insertion and feeding was found to be significantly higher than that of mean pre test knowledge scores (11.17 ± 3.030).