Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Knowledge regarding Incubator Care among Nurses working at CMCTH

Reshma Dhakal, Mr. Basavaraj Mudhol

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Rapid growth and advancement in the field of technology has made the survival of sick newborn a reality. Incubators provide special environment for high–risk babies to maintain thermal stability. Descriptive study design wasusedto find out knowledge regarding incubator care among nurses. Out of 196, 50 samples were selected using probability simple random sampling technique. Data was collected through semi–structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. The study revealed that 82% of the respondents were of age group 20–25 years, 70% had passed PCL Nursing and 56% had ≤12 months of experience. The mean knowledge score was 19.38 with value of standard deviation 3.63. Majority 48% of the respondents had low level of knowledge, 42% had high level of knowledge and 10% had average level of knowledge. Statistically, there was significant association between educational qualification and the knowledge scores regarding incubator care (p=0.005). The finding of the study indicates that the nurses require opportunities to upgrade their knowledge on modern equipment.

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Reshma Dhakal, Mr. Basavaraj Mudhol Knowledge Regarding Incubator Care Among Nurses Working at Cmcth International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 9 September 2014

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