NURSING INTERVENTION DURING PRENATAL CLINIC AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RISKS OF PREGNANT TEENAGERS
Abstract
This study aims to: Identify the relationship between the intervention of the nurse in the prenatal clinic and awareness of pregnant women as to the physiological risks. Methodologically it corresponds to a descriptive correlated field study; it was conducted in urban clinics in San Juan de Los Morros, Guarico State (Venezuela). The sample consisted of two groups, with non-probabilistic convenience sample comprised of 16 nurses from clinics and 41 pregnant teenagers. The information was collected through two instruments, one applied to nurses with 42 items and the other for teenagers with 29 items. For both instruments the Alpha Crombach was applied as an index of reliability, which gives a coefficient of 0.93 and 0.79 respectively, which showed a high level of reliability to be applied to the sample above.
Among the relevant findings is that there is no statistically significant relationship between the intervention of the nurse in the prenatal clinic and the pregnant teenager’s awareness of the physiological risks. Also, it is argued that there is no statistically significant relationship between the intervention of the nurse in the prenatal clinic in their role of caregiver and the pregnant teenager's awareness of the physiological risks. However, there is a statistically significant relationship between the intervention of the nurse in the prenatal clinic in their role as teacher, and the pregnant teenager’s knowledge of the physiological risks. Therefore, it is recommended that educational activities are developed, based on physiological risk factors, and also assess the ability of mother to apply the learning gained during the educational sessions.
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