A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Training Programme on Knowledge and Skills Regarding Newborn Resuscitation Among III Year B.Sc. Nursing Students of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar Institute of Nursing Sciences, Sattur, Dharwad

Abstract

Background of the study: The birth is a challenging transition from the intrauterine to extra uterine life. Majority of babies handle this transition well. 90% of newborn babies do not need any medical intervention for survival, but 5–10% of newborn needs resuscitation. The interventions required may range from simple tactile stimulation to complex cardiac pulmonary resuscitation. Worldwide, millions of babies are born annually. The transition from internal to external air filled environment in which the baby has to independently breathe for survival. It is also amazing that at least 90% of neonates successfully make this transition without any help. The lasting 10% of infants require some support to start breathing at birth and 1% or more may necessitate rigorous recovery effort. Newborn should breathe spontaneously soon after the delivery. About 6% infants require some intervention which is more common among very low birth weight babies and in that 70% infants require resuscitation, which comes under high risk pregnancy. Neonatal recovery skills are crucial for all health care benefactors who are complicated in the delivery of infants. The evolution from fetus to newborn needs intervention by an expert individual. Approximately 80% of the low birth weight babies require resuscitation and stabilization at delivery. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and skills regarding new born resuscitation among III year B.Sc. Nursing students of SDM Institute of Nursing Sciences, Sattur, Dharwad. To evaluate the effectiveness of training programme on knowledge and skill regarding neonatal resuscitation. Methods: The research approach adopted was quantitative with preexperimental one group pretest–posttest design. Results: In pretest majority of subjects (80%) had good knowledge and least subjects (16.66%) had average knowledge and only one subject (3.33%) had excellent knowledge and in posttest majority of subjects (93.33%) had excellent knowledge and least of subjects (6.66%) had good knowledge. “t” value computed between pre- and posttest knowledge scores (t =11.23, table value = 2.05, P < 0.05) is statistically significant. Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected and research hypothesis is accepted. This shows that there is a significant difference between mean pre- and posttest knowledge scores of nursing students. The training programme was effective in increasing the knowledge of nursing students regarding newborn resuscitation. In pretest majority of subjects (100%) having average skills and none of them had good and excellent skills and in posttest majority of subjects (90%) had excellent skills, least of the subjects (10%) had good skills and none of them had average skills. “t” value computed between pre- and posttest skill scores (t =31.30, table value = 2.05, P < 0.05) is statistically significant. Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected and research hypothesis is accepted. This shows that there is a significant difference between mean pre- and posttest skills scores of nursing students. The training programme was effective in increasing the skill of nursing students regarding newborn resuscitation.