Protocols Play a Crucial Role in Bio Psychosocial Assessment of Patients by Staff Nurses-A Methodological Explanation Jasna T1, Soman Biju2,*, Raj L Aswathi3, Wilson Keerthana4, Nandagaon Joseph George5, Joseph Priyadarshini6 1Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric nursing, KMCT College of Nursing, Kozhikode, Kerala 2Post Graduate Trainee, MHA Program, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India 3Ph. D Scholar, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India 4Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 5Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Government College of Nursing, Gulbarga, Karnataka 6Lecturer, Department of OBG nursing, ESIC College of Nursing, Gulbarga, Karnataka *Corresponding author: Mr. Biju Soman, Post Graduate Trainee, MHA Program, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Pin-576104. E-mail- bijusoman8@gmail.com Phone: 9916080675
Online published on 8 August, 2019. Abstract Use of protocols in various nursing care activities do enhance the performance of nurses. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the protocol on bio-psychosocial assessment of patients among the staff nurses in the general wards of a selected hospital. An evaluative approach was used to measure the effectiveness of the protocol on bio-psychosocial assessment of patients among the psychiatric nurses. The study was held among 60 staff nurses chosen by non-probability purposive sampling, who were working in the General ward of Father Muller Medical College hospital, Mangalore, India, on 60 admissions to the same general wards of the same hospital. The results revealed that post-interventional practice has increased from Day1 to Day5. The data demonstrated that there was a significant change in practice day by day. Participants have shown a great improvement in the bio-psychosocial assessment of the patients and 80% of the nurses accepted the procedure. Top Keywords Biopsychosocial assessment, staff nurses, practice, protocol. Top |