ASSOCIATION BETWEEN UTILIZATION OF NEONATAL RESUSCITATION PROGRAM (NRP) & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF NURSES

Abstract

Introduction: The child age and newborn death rate lower down substantially in the last 10 years. Still if we see
the death rate of new born is at top. We are losing roughly three out of two newborns every year in first four week of
their life therefore, initial time in newborns transition very crucial in survival of newborns specially those who are
birth asphyxiated.
Materials & methods: This is cross-sectional study used Quantitative research approach, to identify the
utilization and association between Personal profile of nurses & Utilization of the NRP Training Programme.
Non-experimental cross – sectional research and Exploratory survey design was used where entire tool was made
in Google form and send to participants mail id. study was conducted in different national healthcare
establishments. The population under this study are registered nurses working in selected healthcare
establishments. samples are Staff Nurses working in different Health establishments. Sample size was 278 nurses
was taken from a Actual population, 300 nurses was Selected and administrated the tool and 1000 nurses was a
Target population. Purposive Sampling technique was used. Tool contains Part 1 for Questionnaire for Sociodemographic
assessment. Part 2 for Structured Questionnaire Utilization of NRP training Programme. The
reliability of a tool was conducted for the degree of steadiness with which it measures the qualities it is supposed to
quantify, Cronbach alpha (r = 0.91), split half correlation (0.90), Spearman-brown prophecy (0.94), Mean for test
(81.7) & SD for test is 18.83. Pretesting was done 30 samples to establish the clearness of items, considerate of the
linguistic and period required to ample the item. Pilot testing was conducted on nurses of different health
establishments on for 30 participants. Administrative permission was obtained from NRP President Main study
collected on 278 samples Proceeds for Data Analysis (Descriptive & Inferential) as per objectives.
Results: There are52.68%NRP training skills Utilized by Nurses. Intensity of Utilized skills of NRP training
Programme is seen at Good, moderate and poor level. 59% Participant’s Received & utilized an Opportunities of
NRP skills. Reasons of non-utilization of skills of NRP training Programme is communicated. Participants also
shown they are interested in renewal & Utilization of NRP Course and Participants responses that they are
interested Stepping towards NRP course renewal.
Conclusion: The study concluded with finding Association between utilization with selected Socio-demographic
(Professional profile) where Participants trained in, Working health establishment of nurse, Clinical & Teaching
experience of nurses andparticipants work exposure to related work area before & after training are came
associated with the utilization NRP skills.