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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0691 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SURFACTANT THERAPY AMONG STUDENT NURSES
Author
Joyce Joseph*
Email
joycejoseph7886@gmail.com
keyword
Neonatal centers, Reticulo-granular lung, Surfactant.
Abstract
Prematurity accounts for the largest number of admissions to an NICU. The immaturity not only places infants at risk for neonatal complications like respiratory distress syndrome, which is highest in the preterm infant, but may also predispose the infant to problems that persist into adulthood such as learning disabilities, growth deficiencies and asthma. The administration of exogenous surfactant to preterm neonates with RDS has become an accepted and common therapy in most neonatal centers worldwide. Nursing care of an infant with RDS is demanding, meticulous attention must be given to subtle changes in the infants oxygenation status. So a study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of student nurses regarding surfactant therapy in selected nursing colleges in Mangalore. A quantitative pre experimental study approach with one group pre-test post-test design was used. Data analysis will be done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study proved that the nursing students lacked knowledge regarding surfactant therapy. In the post-test, most (98.3%) of the nursing students had adequate knowledge and only one sample (1.7%) had moderately adequate knowledge on surfactant therapy, whereas in pre-test, majority (61.7%) of students had moderately adequate knowledge and 38.3% had inadequate knowledge on surfactant therapy. The findings of the study thus proved that the STP is effective strategy in improving the knowledge of the nursing students.
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