Intervention Technique to Increase Awareness of Maternity Competency Standard of Intern Students at Antenatal Unit

Abstract

Abstract: A maternity nursing staff that performs according to global occupational and professional standards can offer safe care service for women and newborn. Aim: This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of an intervention technique to increase Intern Students Awareness of Maternity Competency Standards at Antenatal Unit. Design: A quasi-experimental research design, pre posttest research design was utilized (time-series one group). Sample: A purposive Sample of 70 female intern students in the Faculty of Nursing at El-Minia University was included in this study. Tools of data collection: Socio-Demographic, Maternity Competency Standards Checklist and Knowledge assessment sheet. Results: The percentage of students who were classified at the poor or the average level in terms of their knowledge or performance on maternal competency standards decreased significantly in posttest 1 compared to the pretest. There was a notable and substantial increase in the percentage of students who were classified at the good level in posttest 1 compared to the pretest. This pattern of findings continued over in posttest 2 and posttest 3. Secondly, students‟ mean scores of knowledge, performance, and overall competency increased significantly (p < .001) in the posttest 1 compared to the pretest, but it did not change significantly in posttest 2 or posttest 3 compared to posttest 1. Conclusion: It concluded that using an intervention technique increased awareness of the maternity competency standards among intern students during antenatal care. The conclusion of the research findings supported the research hypothesis. The researcher recommended maternal competency standards should be part of the academic and professional preparation of intern students and the evaluation plan at the faculty of Nursing. Keywords: Intervention technique, maternal competency standards, awareness, Intern Students.