EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE OF NURSES REGARDING NEONATAL RESUSCITATION IN DHQ AND THQ HOSPITALS OF PUNJAB

Abstract

Introduction

Birth asphyxia is recognized as an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Most of them occurring in low and middle income countries. Effective Neonatal Resuscitation has potential to prevent neonatal deaths  as well as to improve the outcomes of newborns with birth asphyxia (Shikuku et al., 2017).

 Purpose of the study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge of nurses regarding neonatal resuscitation in DHQ and THQ hospitals of Punjab.

Research methodology

The proposed study design for this study was quasi experimental (pre and post) study design. A sample of 30 nurses working in DHQ and THQ hospitals of Punjab were selected by using non-probability convenience sampling method. Pre and post data was collected by questionnaire. Data was presented in the form of figures, tables and graphs while McNemar and paired t-test was used to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching session. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered as significant.

Findings and Discussion;

Majority of nurses working in DHQ and THQ hospitals have poor knowledge as evident by scores in pre-test. While the structured teaching program in improving knowledge of nurses regarding neonatal resuscitation was highly effective and significant improvement in knowledge was observed in post- test score.

Conclusion

It is concluded that structured teaching program regarding neonatal resuscitation in DHQ and THQ hospitals of Punjab can be very effective for improving the knowledge of nurses towards neonatal resuscitation.