Research Article

Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals

Volume: 2 Number: 3 November 2, 2025
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Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals

Abstract

Objective: The research study aim toward assess nurses’ knowledge level and skills level regarding neonatal birth asphyxia in the neonatal care units of Mosul hospitals. Methodology: This research study done through a descriptive design study which remained achieved at neonatal care units in Mosul hospitals in 9/ June to 18 / September/ 2025. It involved a non-random sampling technique (purposive) of 150 nurses who worked in five neonatal units in these hospitals. A panel of 14 experts viewed the research tool to ensure that the results of the study are valid. The reliability was aggressed by a pilot study that was conducted between 6 and 9/ July/ 2025 and a co-efficiency score (internal consistency) was applied to test Cronbach’s Alpha, which gave a score of 0.815. The data was analyzed with the SPSS version 25. Result: The findings revealed that total nurses’ knowledge level was 39.3 (59) of the total sample at acceptable level with chi-square (82.133) and high significant p.value (0.000), that the total nurses’ skills level was 40.0% (60) of the total sample at good level with chi-square (68.733) and high significant p.value = 0.000. non-significant relationship between most of the sample characteristics demographic on their total nurses’ knowledge as well as total nurses skills level results was non-significant, except total nurses’ knowledge level there was significant association relationship with gender at p.value (0.036) also with current unit working duration at p.value (0.031) only. total nurses’ skills level with educational level at p.value (0.002) also with duration of general service years at p.value (0.017) only Conclusion: The total knowledge level of the nurses was the most of nurses at acceptable level, the total level of skills of the nurses at good level. The correlational relationship between most of the sample characteristics demographic in addition their level total for knowledge and skills of role nurses was not significant, except that nurse’s total level for knowledge had significant correlational relationship with gender but only with current unit working duration only. total nurses’ skills level had significant correlational relationship with educational level but only with general service years.

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Supporting Institution

This study was not funded externally to support it.

Project Number

unknown

Ethical Statement

Ethics Committee Approval: The study was done in compliance with the ethical approval of the Committee Collegiate for Ethics Research Medical at the University of Mosul code of approval (CCMRE-Nu-25-129). Additional ethical knowledge was also granted by the Ethics Committee of Nineveh Health Directorate, as well as from the administration of all involved hospitals in Mosul City.

Thanks

The author is truly appreciative to College of Nursing members at University of Mosul, in Iraq, as well as to our learned research colleagues and to the samples of nurses in general who participated in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pediatric Health and Illnesses Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 2, 2025

Submission Date

September 21, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 31, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 2 Number: 3

APA
Al-wily, M. (2025). Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals. Current Research in Health Sciences, 2(3), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.62425/crihs.1788369
AMA
1.Al-wily M. Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals. Curr Res Health Sci. 2025;2(3):123-129. doi:10.62425/crihs.1788369
Chicago
Al-wily, Mohammed. 2025. “Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills Regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals”. Current Research in Health Sciences 2 (3): 123-29. https://doi.org/10.62425/crihs.1788369.
EndNote
Al-wily M (November 1, 2025) Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals. Current Research in Health Sciences 2 3 123–129.
IEEE
[1]M. Al-wily, “Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals”, Curr Res Health Sci, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 123–129, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.62425/crihs.1788369.
ISNAD
Al-wily, Mohammed. “Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills Regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals”. Current Research in Health Sciences 2/3 (November 1, 2025): 123-129. https://doi.org/10.62425/crihs.1788369.
JAMA
1.Al-wily M. Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals. Curr Res Health Sci. 2025;2:123–129.
MLA
Al-wily, Mohammed. “Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills Regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals”. Current Research in Health Sciences, vol. 2, no. 3, Nov. 2025, pp. 123-9, doi:10.62425/crihs.1788369.
Vancouver
1.Mohammed Al-wily. Nurses’ Knowledge and Skills regarding Neonatal Birth Asphyxia in Neonatal Care Units at Mosul Hospitals. Curr Res Health Sci. 2025 Nov. 1;2(3):123-9. doi:10.62425/crihs.1788369

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