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"EFFECTIVENESS OF STP ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CARE OF PATIENT WITH INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP (IABP) AMONG NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF GUWAHATI, ASSAM: A PRE-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY." NEELIAM BANGSIA1, MITALI BARMAN2 1MSc.Nursing, Departmentof Medical Surgical Nursing (CTVS),Asian Institute of Nursing Education, North Guwahati, Assam, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Asian Institute of Nursing Education Guwahati, Assam, India Corresponding Author: Neeliam Bangsia ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most widely used temporary mechanical circulatory assist device for supporting failing circulation since its introduction by Kantrowitz and colleagues in 1960s. The IABP assists the heart indirectly by decreasing the afterload and augments diastolic aortic pressure with subsequent enhancement in diastolic blood flow resulting in better perfusion of the peripheral organ as well as a possible improvement in the coronary blood flow. IABP is an effective mean of supporting the failing circulation in patient, but it is also associated with complications - ischemia, injury to artery, rupture of the balloon, injury to kidney, low platelet count leading to bleeding, infection, stroke, catheter migration, compartment syndrome, aortic dissection and liver ischemia. Cardiovascular nurses caring for these patients require skills and knowledge that enable prompt recognition and treatment of sometimes life-threatening complications associated with balloon pump therapy. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY o To assess the level of pretest-posttest knowledge regarding care of patient with IABP among staff nurses in selected hospitals of Guwahati, Assam before and after administration of STP. o To determine the effectiveness of STP regarding care of patient with IABP by comparing the pretest and posttest level of knowledge among nurses in selected hospitals of Guwahati, Assam. o To find the association between the pre-test level of knowledge regarding care of patient with IABP, with selected demographic variables (age, professional qualification, total work experience, work experience in CTVS, any special training). METHODS AND MATERIALS Pre experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used to accomplish the objectives. Study was undertaken on 60 staff nurses working in CTVS ICU of selected hospitals of Guwahati, Assam by using non probability purposive sampling technique and quantitative approach was adopted to achieve the study objectives. Staff nurses were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria. Pre-test knowledge was checked using structured knowledge questionnaire. The post-test was conducted on the seventh day after the administration of STP in the same manner. RESULTS Out of 60 staff nurses, majority 30(50%) belongs to 21-25 years of age, 52(86.7%) were female, 39(65%) of the staff nurses were GNM, 29(48.3%) had one to five years of total working experience in CTVS ICU, 54(90%) have not attended any special training on care of patient with IABP and 42(70%) have not handled patient with IABP. In the pre-test knowledge, majority 31(51.67%) had moderately adequate knowledge with mean score of 16.56 (SD 4.58). In post-test knowledge, majority 37 (61.67%) had moderately adequate knowledge with a mean knowledge score of 21.66 (SD 3.32) and 23(38.33%) had adequate knowledge. The calculated value of paired 't' (13.089) was more than the tabulated value (1.64) at 0.05 level of significance which indicated that the STP regarding care of patient with IABP was effective in improving the knowledge of the staff nurses. CONCLUSION Based on the analysis of the findings of the study, the following inferences were drawn. There was evident increase in the knowledge after administration of structured teaching programme on care of patient with IABP. Thus it was proved that the structured teaching programme was an effective teaching method for creating awareness on importance of care of patient with IABP.