Abstract: The purpose of this research article is to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on knowledge regarding nosocomial infection in newborns among staff nurses working in paediatric and labour units of selected hospitals in Tumkur district. The author conducted a literature search on neonatal nosocomial infections followed by a quasi-experimental study among 60 staff nurses and thoroughly scrutinized the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding knowledge on nosocomial infections in newborns. The study also assessed the level of knowledge regarding nosocomial infection in newborns among staff nurses and determined the association between pre - test knowledge score on nosocomial infection in newborns with selected baseline characteristics. Analysis was made using various tolls like frequency and percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired‘t’ test, and chi- square test. The result showed that there is a significant difference with a (paired)‘t’ value of 23.413 at (p<0.001) levels and it reveals a significant gain in knowledge among staff nurses following the structured teaching programme on nosocomial infection in newborns. If the structured teaching program given effectively it would improve the skills of staff nurses in preventing hospital acquired infections, especially in newborns.
Keywords: Neonatal nosocomial infection; Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on HAI; Prevention and control of HAI.
Title: A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Knowledge On Nosocomial Infections In Newborns Among The Staff Nurses Working In Labour And Paediatric Units Of Selected Hospitals In Tumkur District
Author: Antony Rose Aby
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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