• Dr. Vijay Laxmi Verma
• Mrs. Kavita Sharma

A Pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding the prevention of hypothermia in the newborn was conducted among staff nurses in R. C. Nursing Home, Kanpur (U.P). The objectives were to assess the existing knowledge of staff nurses regarding the prevention of hypothermia in the newborns, evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on hypothermia in newborns and find out the association between knowledge scores with their selected demographic variables. The study was pre-experimental with a non-probability sampling technique and sample size of 50. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. Findings revealed that 0% of respondents had an adequate knowledge score, 44% of respondents had a moderate and 56% had inadequate knowledge score. The mean was 11.32 and the standard deviation was 2.72. In post-test 92% of respondents had adequate knowledge score, 8% had a moderate score and 0% had inadequate knowledge score, the mean was 24.7 and the standard deviation was 2.45. The study proved that there was significant association between demographic variables. It can be concluded that in the study score was moderate regarding hypothermia in newborns. The knowledge of staff nurses in R. C. Nursing Home Kanpur (U.P.) was improved and the planned teaching programme was effective.

Newborn, hypothermia, Effectiveness.

"EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF HYPOTHERMIA IN NEWBORNS AMONG STAFF NURSES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.f132-f138, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205621.pdf

"EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF HYPOTHERMIA IN NEWBORNS AMONG STAFF NURSES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppf132-f138, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205621.pdf