Effects of Casing Sat Innovation for Locking Oxygen Saturation in Neonates Screened for Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract

             This quasi-experimental research aimed to 1) compare the time to measure oxygen saturation in newborns between the old traditional measurement group and the group measuring using Casing Sat innovation and 2) study the satisfaction level of professional nurses after using the Casing Sat innovation. The sample group were 11 professional nurses working in the pediatric ward 2 of Nakhon Phanom Hospital, and 30 newborns who had been screened for congenital heart disease. They were divided into 2 groups that had their oxygen saturation measured undergoing conventional congenital heart disease screening and the group that received oxygen saturation measurements toward infants who were screened for congenital heart disease with the Casing Sat innovation developed, a group of 15 people per group. The research experimental measurements were an innovative Casing Sat that was developed by researchers. Data were analyzed by 1) comparing the time to measure oxygen saturation in newborns using independent t-test statistics and 2) analyzing the satisfaction of professional nurses after using the Casing Sat innovation using the percentage, mean and standard deviation (S.D.). 

             The results were as follow:1) the mean period of time to measure oxygen saturation in newborns using Casing sat (mean = 8.72, S.D. = 2.73) was lower compared to that of the old traditional measurement (mean = 11.82, S.D. = 6.46) with statistically significant level of 0.05 and 2) after using this Casing Sat innovation, the satisfaction scores of professional nurses were from high level to the highest level (mean = 4.85, S.D. = 0.37).