Knowledge of Nursing Students on Necrotizing Fasciitis Vasundhara Rayapu1, Miryani Jonnalagadda2,*, Dakshayani Koramutla3 1Principal cum Professor, NRI College of Nursing, Guntur 2Lecturer, NRI College of Nursing, Guntur 3B. Sc (N) Graduate, NRI College of Nursing, Guntur *Corresponding Author E-mail: jonnalagaddamiryani@gmail.com
Online published on 6 February, 2020. Abstract Background Necrotizing fasciitis in a condition which is characterized by rapidly progressing inflammation and necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue, fascia muscle and the skin. Aim The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of Nursing students regarding Necrotizing fasciitis and to associate the level of knowledge with their demographic variables. Methodology Quantitative descriptive research design was used to assess the knowledge of nursing students regarding Necrotizing fasciitis in a selected college of Nursing in March 2018. Totally 88 Nursing Students studying final year B. Sc.(N), I and IIyear MSc(N) were selected by using convenient sampling Technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results Among 88 Nursing students, 59(67.04%) had inadequate knowledge regarding Necrotizing Fasciitis and significant association was found between knowledge of Nursing students and their year of study (χ2 = 17.16) at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion Majority of nursing students had inadequate knowledge with regard to Necrotizing fasciitis. Significant association was there between the knowledge of nursing students on Necrotizing fasciitis and their year of study. Top Keywords Knowledge, Nursing students, Necrotizing fasciitis. Top |