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Plants known to possess several antimicrobial compounds are used in all traditional medicine. Our study was to screen the leaf extracts of Aloe vera, Datura stromonium, pongamia pinnata, Lantona camara , Calotropis procera. These plants were collected and aqueous and alcoholic extracts were prepared by decoction and hot percolation process. Microbes for study are staphylococcus, E.coli and Aspergillus species. They were isolated from different sources and identified by morphological and chemical tests. Different dilutions of the test drugs were prepared with saline and by using turbidity method MIC was found and anti fungal activity by spore germination method. Alcoholic extracts displayed higher antibacterial and anti fungal activity than aqueous extract. Results concluded that Aloevera had the highest and strong activity against S.aureus and E.coli. Lanata camara does not show anti bacterial and anti fungal activity. Pongamia pinnata aqueous extract showed better anti E.coli activity than its alcoholic extract. Datura stramonium showed better activity against staphylococcus aureus & showed little anti Aspergillus activity. Calotropis procera showed antibacterial activity against Staphyloccus aureus & E.coli and does not showed anti Aspergillus activity. © 2011 IGJPS. All rights reserved

The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on neonatal resuscitation among the staff nurses. An experimental design was chosen with pre-test and post-test of experimental and control group. The sample size was 60 registered staff nurses divided into two groups as 30 in experimental and 30 in control group. The tools used for conducting the study included demographic variables, self-structured questioner to assess knowledge of experimental and control group. The experimental group was given structured teaching programme and the control group was used for comparison only. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics. The study clearly shows that there was a significant gain in knowledge of staff nurses in experimental group with structured teaching programme which emphasizes neonatal resuscitation by the staff nurses. Therefore, the staff nurses can be benefited with structured teaching programme to improve knowledge on neonatal resuscitation.

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The present study was conducted to assess the effect of computer assisted teaching on knowledge gain of students on Neonatal Resuscitation. An experimental design was chosen with pre-test and post-test of experimental and control group. The sample size was 60 B.Sc. Nursing 3 rd Year students divided into two groups as 30 in experimental and 30 in control group. The tools used for conducting the study included demographic data, self-structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of experimental and control group. The experimental group was given computer assisted teaching as an intervention and the control group was used for comparison only without interventions. The data were analyzed with statistics and unpaired t-test was done. The study clearly shows that there was a significant gain in knowledge of students in experimental group with computer assisted teaching which emphasizes that neonatal resuscitation. Therefore, the students can be benefited with computer assisted teaching to improve knowledge on neonatal resuscitation and they can practice these interventions in clinical area in future.