Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: June | Volume: 12 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 84-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220610
Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Knowledge Regarding Nursing Care of Neonates under Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice Among Staff Nurses of Selected Wards of BPKIHS
Yadav U.1, Karn B K1
1 Department of Child Health Nursing,College of Nursing, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Corresponding Author: Upendra Yadav
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is the most common clinical problem in the new born period Phototherapy has become the routine both for treatment of neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia and for prophylaxis in high risk patients such as preterm infants. The study was conducted to assess the Effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge regarding nursing care of neonates under phototherapy for neonatal jaundice.
Methods: The research approach adopted for study was a pre-experimental one group pretest and post test design. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 50 samples from pediatric wards. A semi-structured knowledge questionnaire was administrated to find out the knowledge of the Nurses regarding care of neonates under phototherapy and then educational intervention was carried out, After 7 days of educational intervention; post test was conducted to find out its effectiveness. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: In pre-test majority 88% samples had moderate knowledge, 12% had adequate knowledge and no one had inadequate knowledge. Where as in post test 58% had moderate knowledge and 42% had adequate knowledge. Pre test mean value was 18.04 and Post test mean value was 20.16 and there was no association between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables
Conclusion: Study concludes that, educational intervention on knowledge regarding care of neonates under phototherapy is effective in improving the knowledge level of the nurses
Key words: Effectiveness, Educational Intervention, Neonates, Nurses, Knowledge, and Phototherapy.