The Effect of Implementing an Educational Program Regarding Neurological Examination on Nurses at Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital in Oromia Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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Figure 1 Conceptual framework on Educational Program Regarding Neurological Examination on Nurses.

Figure 2 Schematic presentation of Research design on Educational Program Regarding Neurological Examination on Nurses.

Figure 3 Scoring key of knowledge levels on neurological examination.

Table 1 Description of Demographic Characteristics of Staff Nurses on Educational Programme Regarding Neurological Examination (n=56)

Sl. No	Name of the Variable	Frequency	Percentage	Mean	SD
Age	20–25	–	–	2.86	0.84
	26–30	24	42.8
	31–35	16	28.6
	36–40	16	28.6
	Above 40	–	–
Gender	Male	32	57.1	1.43	0.49
	Female	24	42.9
Religion	Muslim	20	35.7	1.93	0.89
	Orthodox	24	42.9
	Protestant	8	14.3
	Any other specify	4	7.1
Level of education	Diploma in Nursing	–	–	2.00	0.00
	BSc Nursing	56	100
	MSc Nursing	–	–
Marital status	Married	44	78.6	1.21	0.41
	Un-married	12	21.4
	Any other specify	-	-
Family income per month in ETB	5000–7000/-	32	57.2	1.86	1.19
	7001–9000/-	12	21.4
	9001–11,000/-	12	21.4
	Above 11,000/-	-	-
Type of family	Nuclear	16	28.6	1.79	0.56
	Joint	36	64.3
	Extended	4	7.1
	Single	-	-
Area of clinical experience	Emergency area/ ICU	16	28.6	2.71	1.28
	Medical ward	8	14.3
	Surgical ward	8	14.3
	Any others Specify	24	42.8
Duration of clinical experience	1–3 years	8	14.3	2.79	1.09
	3.1–5 years	16	28.6
	5.1–7 years	12	21.4
	Above 7 years	20	35.7
Source of information	Hospital experience/ observations	48	85.7	1.29	0.80
	Undergone special educational programs	4	7.1
	Books/ Mass media	-	-
	Class teaching/Book referring.	4	7.1

Figure 4 Percentage distributions on demographic variables of staff nurses (A) – age (B) gender (C) – religion (D) - level of education (E) -marital status (F) - family income per month in ETB (G) - type of family (H) - area of clinical experience (I) - duration of clinical experience (J) - source of Information.

Table 2 Pre and Post Measurement of Knowledge Levels of Staff Nurses on Neurological Examination with Paired t-Value (n=56)

Knowledge Levels	Before Measurement		After Measurement		Paired t-value
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Poor	44	78.57	-	-	t=26.24
Good	12	21.43	56	100%	0.00
Mean±SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	df-55
	13.02	2.62	22.63	3.21	S**

Note: S **Significant.

Figure 5 Percentages on before and after measurement knowledge levels on neurological examination among staff nurses.

Table 3 Association Between Knowledge and Demographics

Sl.No	Name of the Variable	Frequency	Percentage	Mean	SD	R	F	t
Age	20–25	–	–	2.86	0.84	0.252	0.346	0.03 NS
	26–30	24	42.8
	31–35	16	28.6
	36–40	16	28.6
	Above 40	–	–
Gender	Male	32	57.1	1.43	0.49			0.60 NS
	Female	24	42.9
Religion	Muslim	20	35.7	1.93	0.89			0.17 NS
	Orthodox	24	42.9
	Protestant	8	14.3
	Any other specify	4	7.1
Level of education	Diploma in Nursing	–	–	2.00	0.00			–
	BSc Nursing	56	100
	MSc Nursing	–	–
Marital status	Married	44	78.6	1.21	0.41			0.81 NS
	Un-married	12	21.4
	Any other specify	-	-
Family income per month in ETB	5000–7000/-	32	57.2	1.86	1.19			0.49 NS
	7001–9000/-	12	21.4
	9001–11,000/-	12	21.4
	Above 11,000/-	-	-
Type of family	Nuclear	16	28.6	1.79	0.56			0.63 NS
	Joint	36	64.3
	Extended	4	7.1
	Single	-	-
Area of clinical experience	Emergency area/ ICU	16	28.6	2.71	1.28			0.37 NS
	Medical ward	8	14.3
	Surgical ward	8	14.3
	Any others Specify	24	42.8
Duration of clinical experience	1–3 years	8	14.3	2.79	1.09			0.05 NS
	3.1–5 years	16	28.6
	5.1–7 years	12	21.4
	Above 7 years	20	35.7
Source of Information	Hospital experience/ observations	48	85.7	1.29	0.80			0.48 NS
	Undergone special educational programs	4	7.1
	Books/ Mass media	-	-
	Class teaching/Book referring.	4	7.1