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Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) is one of the most important conditions of neonatal mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh. Yellows discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin and other tissues of a newborn is known as neonatal jaundice. However the present study has conducted to assess level awareness of the nurse's knowledge & management of Neonatal Jaundice at Tertiary Level Hospitals in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It was a descriptive type of cross-sectional study and conducted at selected different Government-Dhaka Nursing College and private-Holy Family Red Crescent Nursing College in Dhaka City. From each nursing college 200 respondents were selected. So, total 400 respondents were selected for the study. Purposive sampling method was used for the study. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected by face-to-face interview by the investigator. Collected data were analyzed by computer program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). From the result it was found that most of the nurses have fair level of knowledge toward concepts, causes, and side effects of phototherapy, intervention of bilirubin level (phototherapy) and steps of management. Establishment of in-service educational program to provide continuous education for nurses working in the neonatal intensive care units NICU aiming to refresh their knowledge, practice for care hyperbilirubinemia in neonates and for the new assigned nurses to improve their knowledge and practice.