The effects of providing information about the hypothermia prevention guideline in preterm infants on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in the intermediate care unit
Keywords:
knowledge, premature infants, attitude, hypothermia, intermediate care unitAbstract
The incidence of premature infants is still rising. Also, there is a high risk of illness caused by hypothermia. Nurses who take care of them are essential to have the knowledge, a good attitude, right practice in the care and prevention of hypothermia. Objective: To study the effect of providing information about the prevention of hypothermia in preterm infants on the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of nurses in the intermediate care unit. Method: It is a quasi-experimental research. The study was conducted with a sample of 15 registered nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit. Data were collected with a tool that tested the content validity index (S-CVI), consisting of a general information questionnaire, form of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 0.89, 0.93, 0.92, and 0.99, respectively. In addition, Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.82, 0.81, 0.80 and 0.86, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to find the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and repeated measures.
Results: The knowledge before giving information was moderate (M=9.7, SD=3.0), after was high (M=15.5, SD=2.2). Next, attitudes before giving information were moderate (M=71.8, SD=3.6), after were high (M=89.1, SD=9.4). Lastly, the practice before giving information was moderate (M=25.9, SD=5.9), after was high (M=32.1, SD=6.5). Conclusion: Information on the prevention of hypothermia in preterm infants should be promoted to nurses before they perform their duties. Due to better knowledge, attitudes, and practices, it will help reduce the morbidity rate of preterm infants from hypothermia.
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