A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self-Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Neonatal Hypothermia Among B.Sc. Nursing 3rd Year Students of Shri Shankaracharya College of Nursing, Hudco, Bhilai C.G, India

Abstract

This study was conducted with the objective to formulate structured teaching program to assess the pretest and posttest knowledge regarding neonatal hypothermia. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program and to find out association between the pretest knowledge regarding neonatal hypothermia with their selected demographic variables. The study design pre- experimental, one group pre-test and post-test research design. 50 samples of B.Sc. Nursing 3rd year student who fulfill the inclusive criteria were selected based on non- probability purposive sampling, after getting informal consent from the study participants. the structured teaching program was administered at shri shankaracharya college of nursing, hudco, bhilai, C.G. the study findings revealed that in pre-test score of majorities of the B.Sc.  Nursing 3rd year students had knowledge score 18 (36%) were poor, 32 (64%) were average in pretest and posttest majority 1 (2%) were poor, 35 (70%) were average and 14 (28%) were good. Pre-test mean score was 11.78. mean percentage was 39.26 and SD was 3.37 where as in posttest knowledge score 794, mean was 15.93. mean percentage was 52.93 and SD was 4.24. the t-value 5.39, (df-49) was greater than table value 2.02 at 0.05 level of significance. This proves the effectiveness of the self-structured teaching program