Research Article
Simulation-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Education for Undergraduate Anesthesia Students: A Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Knowledge and Clinical Skills
Table 2
Pre-intervention knowledge of appropriate decisions and actions in neonatal resuscitation of undergraduate final-year anesthesia students (N = 51).
| S. no | Items | Correct n, (%) | Incorrect n, (%) |
| 1. | The correct order of initial resuscitation measures includes keeping warm, sucking, drying, and stimulation | 35 (68.6) | 16 (31.4) | 2. | Determination of APGAR score is the first step in neonatal resuscitation | 20 (39.2) | 31 (60.8) | 3. | The first step in neonatal resuscitation is warming and the infant up | 32 (62.7) | 19 (37.3) | 4. | Hydrocortisone injection is important in neonatal resuscitation | 14 (29.5) | 37 (72.5) | 5. | One pre-warmed towel is adequate for neonatal resuscitation | 21 (41.2) | 30 (58.8) | 6. | The nose of the newborn infant should be suctioned before the mouth | 24 (47.1) | 27 (52.9) | 7. | The Ambu-bag appropriate for the newborn must cover the nose, mouth, and chin | 48 (94.1) | 3 (5.9) | 8. | Suctioning of the airways should be continuous when secretions in the airway are “excessive” | 6 (11.8) | 45 (88.2) | 9. | Chest compression must be accompanied by Ambu-bagging | 46 (90.2) | 5 (9.8) | 10. | Holding aloft and slapping the buttocks is an acceptable way to stimulate an apneic baby | 18 (35.3) | 33 (64.7) | 11. | The best way to assess the success of Ambu-bagging is to observe a rise of a fall in the chest wall | 45 (88.2) | 6 (11.8) | 12. | Exposure to heat may stimulate a newborn baby who has apnea | 10 (19.6) | 41(80.4) | 13. | During Ambu-bagging, breaths should be delivered at a rate of 40–60/minute | 33 (64.7) | 18 (35.3) | 14. | When co-coordinating ventilation and chest compression, one session of ventilation is done after every 3 chest compressions | 41(80.4) | 10 (19.6) |
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N = total number of students; n = number of students who answered “correct” or “incorrect”; ∗negatively framed statements.
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