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Rajalakshmi Ramu1, Radhakrishnan Govindan2, Palaniappan Marimuthu3
1College of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Insights
Nurses trained in developmental screening significantly improved their knowledge and practices for identifying developmental delay (DD) in young children. This training empowers nurses to support early intervention for children at risk.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Child Development
- Public Health
Background:
- Developmental delay affects 1.5-19.8% of children in India.
- Early identification and intervention are crucial for children's development.
- Nurses play a vital role in screening and supporting families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To train primary care nurses in developmental screening.
- To assess the effectiveness of this training on nurses' knowledge and practices.
- To identify the relationship between nurses' knowledge and screening practices for developmental delay (DD).
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-post-test design.
- 69 nurses participated in the training in Bengaluru, India.
- Knowledge and screening practices were assessed before and after the intervention.
Main Results:
- The training program significantly enhanced nurses' knowledge regarding DD identification.
- Nurses demonstrated improved screening practices post-training.
- The intervention was effective in upskilling nurses for early detection.
Conclusions:
- Nurses can effectively perform developmental screening with appropriate training.
- Training programs are essential for improving nurses' capacity in identifying DD.
- Enhanced nurse competency supports timely intervention for at-risk children.
Background:
In India, overall, 1.5-19.8% of the children were found to be developmentally delayed. The evaluation of development in young children and health professionals' early referrals for diagnostic assessment will accelerate appropriate early intervention as early as possible. Nurses can screen the children and help the parents by providing the necessary information and support.
Aim:
To train the primary care nurses on developmental screening and early identification of developmental delay (DD) in children and find the effectiveness of the same.
Objectives Of The Study:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the training program on the knowledge and screening practice of the nurses towards the identification of children at risk for DD and to find out the relationship between nurses' knowledge and screening practice.
Methods And Materials:
A quasi-experimental, one-group pretest, post-test design was adopted among 69 nurses, who were providing child care services and working in the selected government hospitals in Bengaluru, South India. Nurses' knowledge and screening practice in identifying children at risk for DD were assessed before and after the training. SPSS package 21.00 version was used to analyse the descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
The training program was effective in the enhancement of primary care nurses' knowledge and screening practice in the identification of DDs in under-five children.
Conclusion:
The findings of this study concluded that developmental screening can be performed by nurses with suitable training programs. The training program played a significant role in the enhancement of nurses' knowledge and screening practice in the identification of DDs in under-five children.
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