Effectiveness of demonstration method on knowledge and practice regarding new born resuscitation among nursing officers at selected hospital

Background: Prenatal asphyxia and extreme prematurity are the two complications of pregnancy that most frequently require complex resuscitation by skilled personnel. A nurse is one of the trained personnel working in the maternity unit 24 hours or round the clock. Data suggests that the morbidity and mortality can be reduced by 80% just by learning and following the steps of basic resuscitation correctly. Methodology: A quantitative approach with pre experimental pre test-post test design was adopted for the study. The samples from the selected hospitals of Belagavi district were selected using convenient sampling technique. The sample consisted of 60 nursing officers. The tools used for data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire and practice scale. Results: With respect to knowledge scores the statistical paired ‘t’ implies that the difference in the pretest and post-test value was found statistically significant at 5% level ( p <0.05) with a paired ‘t’ value of 10.03 and with respect to practice scores the statistical paired ‘t’ implies that the difference in the pretest and post-test value was found statistically significant at 5% level ( p <0 .05) with a paired ‘t’ value of 9.60. There exists a statistical significance in the difference of knowledge and practice score indicating the positive impact of demonstration method. Conclusion: Study results showed demonstration method of teaching found an effective method of teaching to enhance the knowledge and practices of working nursing officers. Thus, it can be concluded that practical methods of teachings can be used for the enhancement of the knowledge and practices of working nursing personnel on various life saving procedures.