Effect of Structured Teaching Programme on Neonatal Resuscitation among the Staff Nurses of Selected Hospitals at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on neonatal resuscitation among the staff nurses. An experimental design was chosen with pre-test and post-test of experimental and control group. The sample size was 60 registered staff nurses divided into two groups as 30 in experimental and 30 in control group. The tools used for conducting the study included demographic variables, self-structured questioner to assess knowledge of experimental and control group. The experimental group was given structured teaching programme and the control group was used for comparison only. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics. The study clearly shows that there was a significant gain in knowledge of staff nurses in experimental group with structured teaching programme which emphasizes neonatal resuscitation by the staff nurses. Therefore, the staff nurses can be benefited with structured teaching programme to improve knowledge on neonatal resuscitation.