• Mr. Tejwant Singh Gill
• Mrs.Susan Methew
• Mrs. Kirandeep Kaur

Background: Jaundice is an important problem in the 1st week of life. High bilirubin level may be toxic to the developing central nervous system and may cause neurological impairment even in term newborn. Phototherapy is a non-invasive method to bring down the bilirubin level by exposing the skin of the baby to blue or cool white light. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module on knowledge regarding care of neonate on photo therapy among student nurses of selected college of nursing, Bathinda, Punjab. Material and methods: Quasi experimental Non randomized control group design was employed for this study. Non Probability Convenience sampling technique was used to select 60 student nurses (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group) at college of nursing, Adesh University, Bathinda. Structured Knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the relevant data. The questionnaire was formulated after discussions with the experts in the related field and on the basis of review of literature. Results: The findings of the study revealed that in experimental group, the pre-test mean and SD was 17.20±2,952 while in posttest 22.46±2.23df=58 p-value 0.161 with t-value 3.267. In control group the mean and SD in pretest 18.37±3.39 but in post-test 19.90±3.42df=58 p=value 0.001 and t value 1.419. Conclusion: There is an improvement in the Knowledge score among student nurses after video assisted teaching.

Effectiveness, Video assisted Teaching, Knowledge, Phototherapy.

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module on knowledge regarding care of neonate on phototherapy among student nurses of selected college of nursing, Bathinda, Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.e822-e828, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105642.pdf

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module on knowledge regarding care of neonate on phototherapy among student nurses of selected college of nursing, Bathinda, Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppe822-e828, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105642.pdf