International Journal of Nursing Education

Neonatal is very critical period. Prevention of nosocomial infections in newborns is an art and requires various skills and knowledge. Nurses has key role in infection prevention. This study assess nurses’ knowledge regarding nosocomial infection in newborn by using structured knowledge questionnaire and reassess the effectiveness of teaching program on infection control. The study found that mean post knowledge scores(22.84) of nurses were significantly higher than the mean pre-test knowledge scores(13.88). The level of knowledge were significantly higher among the staff with higher qualification, received training/special education and along with increased year of experiences. This study highlights that in order to increaseknowledge repeated reinforcement and motivation is essential to improve their knowledge and practice.