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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpn.2347.7083.9221.1

Abstract
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders highly affecting mobility include strains, sprains, fractures, joint dislocations, amputations, and joint replacement so orthopedic patients are more prone for immobility and its complications. They need to understand what are the complications which can be, cause by immobility and how it can be prevented. Nurses have the responsibility to educate and aware the patient about their illness, complications of illness and how the complications can be prevented.2 Objectives: To assess the pre test knowledge regarding Prevention of Selected Complications of Immobility among immobilized orthopedic patients, To assess the post test knowledge regarding Prevention of Selected Complications of Immobility among immobilized orthopedic patients, To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding Prevention of Selected Complications of Immobility among immobilized orthopedic patients, To associate the knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Methodology: A pre experimental one group pre test post test design was adopted for the study. It was conducted over 60 immobilized orthopedic patients and was selected by usingNon probability purposive sampling technique. Pre test was done using self structured questionnaire for knowledge. After pre test the researcher administered planned teaching programme on knowledgeregarding prevention of selected complications of immobility among immobilized orthopaedic patients. Post test was conducted after seven days. Result: Post test was done after seven days. Post test mean knowledge score was higher 20.65 with SD of 1.82 when compared with the pre test mean knowledge score value which was 9.03 with SD of 1.79. The calculated‘t’value 28.77 is greater than table value 2.00 at 0.05 level of significance. Thus the H1 is accepted and H0 is rejected. Conclusion: Planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding preventions of selected complications of immobility among immobilized orthopedic patients was effective. Significant association was found between knowledge score and age, gender, education. Keywords: Selected complications; Immobility; Orthopaedic patients; Planned teaching programme; Knowledge.

Corresponding Author : Waodhane Pranali B