Antidepressants: knowledge and use among nursing students

Antidepressants: knowledge and use among nursing students.

This study examined the knowledge of nursing students in regard to using antidepressant medication and proposes actions such that nurses contribute to a safe and effective antidepressant therapy. This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in a public nursing school in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between March and November 2008. Fifty-two (19%) out of the 273 participants were ...

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Nursing Students

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of structured education on knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among nursing students. Participants and setting: A pre – experimental one group pretest – posttest design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in Chandana School of nursing, suryapet, Telugana, India. The investigator selected 60 nursing students who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were s...

Knowledge, attitude, influences and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among chiropractic and nursing students

BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming more widely used in the community however there are differences in knowledge and attitudes among and within the various health professions. Chiropractic and nursing students represent a future generation of two health profession groups who may have differing views on CAM. The objectives of this study were to investigate the kno...

Child growth and development knowledge among senior nursing students

Background: Child and adolescents growth and development knowledge is an essential part of Pediatric Nursing and it is also part of the nine essentials in Nursing Education. Although students find challenge to master this knowledge, limited literatures documented the knowledge deficit regarding child growth and development among nursing students. The purpose of this study was to assess senior n...

Palliative Care Knowledge among Bachelors of Science Nursing Students