Knowledge of Pediatric Medication among Nursing Students

Nikhil Deepak Tasgaonkar, Priyanka P Pandhare

Abstract: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge of selected pediatric medication among nursing students in selected Nursing Colleges of Kolhapur city. Quantitative approach was considered to carry out with Non-probability convenient sampling technique on 100 Nursing students studying in Kolhapur City. The findings revealed that majority of Nursing students 66 % had an average knowledge, 7 % were having poor knowledge, 26 % were having good knowledge and only 1 % Nursing student had excellent knowledge regarding selected pediatric medications. The mean knowledge score of Nursing students regarding selected pediatric medications was found to be Average with score of 9.08 out of 20 which means there is need to enhance knowledge regarding selected pediatric medications.

Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, Selected Paediatric medications, Nursing students