Özet:

Nurses play an active role in protecting the newborn from the negative consequences of jaundice, providing appropriate treatment and follow-up. Thus, they are expected to have sufficient knowledge about neonatal jaundice. This study was carried out to determine the knowledge levels of Neonatal Intensive Care (NIC) nurses about neonatal jaundice and its treatment. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between January-June 2019 with 66 nurses who met the sample selection criteria and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected with the “Introductory Information Form” and “Assessment Form for Knowledge Levels of NIC Nurses on Neonatal Jaundice and Treatment”. The lowest score that can be obtained from the 40-item information form prepared by the researchers is 0, and the highest score is 40. The mean age of the NIC nurses participating in the study was 23.38±6.50, of whom 62.1% did not receive in-service training on neonatal jaundice. It was found that their mean scores of knowledge level about neonatal jaundice and its treatment was 29.7±3.63, above moderate level. It was determined that the difference between knowledge level mean scores of the nurses according to their total working time, working time in the NIC and in-service training on neonatal jaundice was found to be significant (p<0.05). The knowledge level of nurses working in the NIC on neonatal jaundice and its treatment is above average. But it is not at the desired level. It is necessary to give in-service training to NIC nurses on the subject-matter.

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