JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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Abstract Background: Sheehan’s syndrome is caused because of huge blood loss during or after childbirth which decreases blood pressure leading to reduced oxygen level in the body causing hypovolemic shock. The lack of oxygen in the pituitary gland will decrease its function leading to postpartum pituitary gland necrosis. This is known as Sheehan’s syndrome. In view of assessing the knowledge of this rare condition among Staff Nurses, this study was conducted. Objectives: The aim of the study was: 1. to assess the knowledge level on Sheehan’s syndrome among staff nurses working at selected hospital using structural knowledge questionnaire. 2. To estimate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching on Sheehan’s syndrome among Staff nurses. 3. To Find the association between post-test knowledge scores with selected demographic variable. Methods: Quantitative approach, one group pre- test, post-test design was adopted in the study. Using non probability, purposive sampling technique 200 staff nurses were selected who were working in selected hospitals at Kolar city and who fulfilled inclusion criteria. Pre-test data was collected by self reporting technique using structured knowledge questionnaire. Video- Assisted Teaching on Sheehan’s syndrome was given after pre-test and after 7 days post test was conducted using same structured knowledge questionnaire. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Study findings showed that, in pre-test showed that 20 (10%) staff nurses had Good knowledge, 32 (16%) nurses had average knowledge and 148 (74%) staff nurses had poor knowledge. In post-test, study findings showed that 24 (12%) staff nurses had Good knowledge, 42 (21%) staff nurses had average knowledge and 134 (67%) staff nurses had poor knowledge. findings related to administration of video assisted teaching using paired‘t’ test showed that t(tab199) was1.646 was greater than’ t’(cal199)-0.636 value at 0.05 level of significance. This findings showed that video assisted teaching was not much effective method in improving the knowledge on Sheehan’s syndrome among staff nurses. Conclusion: Overall findings showed that there is knowledge deficit among staff nurses regarding Sheehan’s syndrome. And different methods of teaching can be adopted to improve the level of knowledge along with video assisted teaching among staff nurses. Keywords: knowledge, Video assisted teaching (VAT), Sheehan’s syndrome, staff nurses, pituitary necrosis, hypopitutarism, hypovolemic shock.