“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NOVEL APPROACHES, GUIDELINES TO SURFACTANT THERAPY AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN NICU IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH.”

Abstract

In the mid-1950s, Pattle and others described a thin layer of material lining the alveolar surface of the lungs, this material was capable of reducing surface tension to a low level during the respiratory cycle. A study to assess the effectiveness of Information Booklet on knowledge regarding Novel Approaches Guidelines to Surfactant Therapy among Staff Nurses Working in NICU in selected hospitals at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. 60 sample collected by using Non-Probability Convenient Sampling Technique through self-structured knowledge questionnaire the data collected and analysed on descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study showed that post-test mean score (28.3) was high when compared to the pre-test mean score was (17.43). The obtained “t” value 15.13 was greater than value & df 59 which was p>0.05 level of significant differences between pre-test and post-test level of knowledge hence the formulated research Hypothesis H1 was accepted. The test revealed that there was no significant association of knowledge with selected demographic variables such as Age, Gender, Religion, Education qualification, Monthly income, Previous knowledge, so there were significant with association with shift duty, working experience and source of information, but there was no significant with other selected demographic variables, were found non-significant at<0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that Information Booklet was effective and improved knowledge regarding Novel Approaches Guidelines to Surfactant Therapy among Staff Nurses Working in NICU.

Keywords: Novel Approaches Guidelines to Surfactant Therapy, NICU Staff Nurses.