Kausalya, D (2019) Effectiveness of Warm Saline Water Application on Pain Response during Heel Prick among Newborn at NICU, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
TITLE: Effectiveness of warm saline water application on pain response during heel prick among newborn at NICU, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the level of pain response during heel prick among newborn. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of warm saline water application on pain response during heel prick among newborn. 3. To associate the pain response during heel prick among newborn at NICU, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai with their baseline variables. HYPOTHESES: There is a statistically significant difference between the post test level of pain response during heel prick among newborn both in intervention and control group. There is a statistically significant association between the level of pain response during heel prick among newborn at NICU with their baseline variables. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Roy’s adaptation model. METHODOLOGY: True experimental research design was used, 60 samples selected by Simple random sampling and intervention given 2 minutes before heel prick. Post test was assessed by Neonatal Infant Pain Scale. RESULTS: The study revealed that there was a significant reduction in level of pain response during heel prick (t=1.25, p=0.21) at 0.05 level. CONCLUSION: Statistical evidence shows that warm saline during heel prick was effective.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301717053 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Warm saline water application, Heel prick, Newborn. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2021 17:49 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2022 15:28 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18695 |
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