Back ground of the study: Newborn reflexes are of immense important for proper development and healthy life of a baby. The goals of neurological examination are to assist in localization of the disturbances, establish a diagnosis and to some extent predict the long term outcome. From this information the researcher felt a need to give an education to the staff nurses working in pediatric hospitals regarding the importance and assessment of neonatal reflexes. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PTP on neonatal reflex among staff nurses in selected neonatal unit, Bangalore. Objectives of the study:  To assess the pre-test knowledge scores of staff nurses regarding neonatal reflexes.  To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on neonatal reflexes among staff nurses.  To find out the association between pre-test knowledge scores of staff nurses with their selected sociodemographic variables. Methods: The research approach adopted for the study was one group pre-test post-test research approach. The research design selected for the study was quasi experimental research design. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used for the study. 60 staff nurses were selected for this study. The tool used for the data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire, which has two sections. Section-A provides about socio-demographic data and Section-B deals with knowledge on neonatal reflexes. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square values and ‘t’ test. Results: This study showed that higher percentage of staff nurses 36.67% (22) were between 20–25 years of age, 88.33% (53) were females, 60.0% (36) of them were Hindus, 43.33% (26) had 1–5 years of experience, 58.33% (35) of them were staff nurses, 36.67% (22) were completed GNM, majority 73.33% (44) of them were not undergone any training on neonatal reflexes and 63.33% (38) of staff nurses got information regarding neonatal reflexes from health personals. The result of this study showed that, In pre-test majority of the staff nurses 71.67% had inadequate level of knowledge regarding neonatal reflexes and 28.33% of them had moderate level of knowledge. In post-test, 78.33% of staff nurses had adequate level of knowledge and 21.67% of them had moderate level of knowledge and no one of them were having inadequate level of knowledge regarding neonatal reflexes. This showed that the planned teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses on neonatal reflexes. The chi-squire value of the pre-test knowledge scores of staff nurses were significant at p < 0.05 level with their selected socio demographic variables. Interpretation and Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that the PTP was found to be effective in improving the knowledge of staff nurses regarding neonatal reflexes.

Keywords: Planned Teaching Programme; Neonatal Reflexes.