KNOWLEDGE ON ORGAN DONATION – RESEARCH REPORT

Authors

  • Mrs. N. Jeyalakshmi Nursing Tutor, Pediatric Nursing, Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing, Annamalai University
  • Dr. S. Kamala Professor, Pediatric Nursing, Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing, Annamalai University

Keywords:

level of knowledge on organ donation, Organ donation and the healthcare professionals, Nursing students’ knowledge on organ donation

Abstract

Background: Globally, as of April 2018, 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant and in every 10 minutes another person is added to the waiting list. Methods: The present study was conducted at Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing, Annamalai University, Chidambaram using Convenient sampling technique to select 100 samples. Results: The findings revealed that out of 96 nursing students, 10 (10.4%) of them had inadequate knowledge; 84 (87.5%) had moderately adequate knowledge and only 2 (2%) of them had adequate knowledge on organ donation. Conclusions: The study concluded that the nursing students need to be equipped with the various form of educational and motivational interventions on organ donation.

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Additional Files

Published

15-08-2019

How to Cite

Mrs. N. Jeyalakshmi, & Dr. S. Kamala. (2019). KNOWLEDGE ON ORGAN DONATION – RESEARCH REPORT. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 5(8). Retrieved from http://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/1854