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)

N = total number of students; n = number of students who answered “correct” or “incorrect”; ^∗negatively framed statements.