Aluko, Joel O. Adebiyi, Falilat Omowumi, Sowumi, Christiana O. Onasoga,
Olayinka A. & Ani, Odinaka B.
ACQUISITION OF NEONATAL BASIC LIFE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS VIA NURSE-FACILITATED
LEARNING FOR CAREGIVERS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
Abstract
This intervention study aimed at helping caregivers working in primary health
facilities in Ilorin Metropolis to acquire neonatal basic life support knowledge
and skills through nurse-facilitated learning. This is to address the observable
limited ability of this set of professionals to carry out NBLS. The study
employed one group pretest-posttest quasi experimental design to study 128
primary healthcare workers. A structured NBLS knowledge-based questionnaire and a skill-based structured checklist designed to evaluate participants' skill proficiencies on NBLS, were used to collect data at the preintervention, intervention, and post-intervention
phases. Descriptive statistics such as frequency/percent, mean, and standard deviation were used to summarize and present the data, while the two stated hypotheses were tested
by paired sample t-test at 0.05 significant level. The mean knowledge score rose from 91.1 ± 8.9 pre-intervention to 100 ± 0post-intervention. The mean proficiency score improved from 57 ± 7.8 pre-intervention to 80.2 ± 19.8 postintervention. A total of 87.1% of the
participants, were willing to have further trainings every six months. There was a significant difference between the pre and post intervention mean knowledge scores (p < 0.05); and the pre and post intervention mean proficiency scores of the PHC workers (p
< 0.05). It is therefore imperative that primary health care workers be knowledgeable
and skillful about the use of Neonatal basic life support through adequate
education and trainings, in order to reduce to the barest minimum, the number
of neonatal mortalities at the grassroots level.
Keywords: Acquisition, Nurse, Neonate, Basic life support, caregivers.
Aluko, Joel O. Adebiyi, Falilat Omowumi, Sowumi, Christiana O. Onasoga, Olayinka A. & Ani, Odinaka B.
ACQUISITION OF NEONATAL BASIC LIFE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS VIA NURSE-FACILITATED LEARNING FOR CAREGIVERS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
Abstract This intervention study aimed at helping caregivers working in primary health facilities in Ilorin Metropolis to acquire neonatal basic life support knowledge and skills through nurse-facilitated learning. This is to address the observable limited ability of this set of professionals to carry out NBLS. The study employed one group pretest-posttest quasi experimental design to study 128 primary healthcare workers. A structured NBLS knowledge-based questionnaire and a skill-based structured checklist designed to evaluate participants' skill proficiencies on NBLS, were used to collect data at the preintervention, intervention, and post-intervention phases. Descriptive statistics such as frequency/percent, mean, and standard deviation were used to summarize and present the data, while the two stated hypotheses were tested by paired sample t-test at 0.05 significant level. The mean knowledge score rose from 91.1 ± 8.9 pre-intervention to 100 ± 0post-intervention. The mean proficiency score improved from 57 ± 7.8 pre-intervention to 80.2 ± 19.8 postintervention. A total of 87.1% of the participants, were willing to have further trainings every six months. There was a significant difference between the pre and post intervention mean knowledge scores (p < 0.05); and the pre and post intervention mean proficiency scores of the PHC workers (p < 0.05). It is therefore imperative that primary health care workers be knowledgeable and skillful about the use of Neonatal basic life support through adequate education and trainings, in order to reduce to the barest minimum, the number of neonatal mortalities at the grassroots level. Keywords: Acquisition, Nurse, Neonate, Basic life support, caregivers.