To assess the knowledge regarding medico legal issues among staff nurses.

Authors

  • Dr. Jagdish Jugtawat Department of Forensic Medicine, JNUIMSRC, Jaipur.

Abstract

Background-Nursing Encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick as well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disable and dying people.

Methods- This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out to assess the knowledge regarding medico legal issues among staff nurses. After obtaining ethical clearance 30 Staff nurses were selected by using non-probability convenience sampling technique.

Results- 56.67% nurse had moderately adequate level of knowledge and 26.67% nurse had adequate knowledge.

Conclusion- Majority of the nurse have lack of adequate knowledge about Medico Legal issues.

Keywords: Knowledge, Medico Legal Issues, Staff Nurses.

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Published

2018-04-28

How to Cite

Dr. Jagdish Jugtawat. (2018). To assess the knowledge regarding medico legal issues among staff nurses. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 2(2). Retrieved from https://ijmsdr.com/index.php/ijmsdr/article/view/38

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles