An Assessment of Educational Intervention to Improve Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance among Nursing Staff in Tertiary Care Hospital

Objectives: The present study was planned 1) To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice among nursing staff and to evaluate the effect of educational intervention. 2) a. To clarify problems regarding ADR reporting such as apprehension, legal issues, and lack of confidence etc. b. To improve reporting of ADR by training nursing staff regarding ADR reporting and filling the ADR reporting form.

Material and Methods: Nursing staff were given a questionnaire about knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) before and after an educational intervention in a tertiary care hospital. The information gathered was statistically analysed.

Result: KAP among nursing personnel has improved as a result of the training provided in several sessions. In comparison to the pre-training session, 96% of them correctly identified who can report ADR (69%).When asked about pharmacovigilance as a means of ensuring the safe use of medicines, 71% said yes after training, compared to 54% before. In PvPI questions, 94 percent of nursing personnel correctly identified the scale to be used for causality assessment, compared to 79 percent prior to training. The majority of them thought only unknown and dangerous ADRs should be reported, but after training, they said all ADRs should be reported. A significant improvement has been noticed in questions related to attitude and practice.

Conclusion: KAP among nursing personnel has improved significantly as a result of the educational intervention