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International Journal of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-1348, E-ISSN: 2664-1356
International Journal of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing
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2023, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part B

An exploratory study to assess the knowledge regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill among B.Sc. nursing final year students in selected colleges of Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)

Thomson Mathew

Introduction: A legal responsibility in nursing practice means the way in which you are obligated to obey the law & ethics in professional activities. The low is the final authority for regulating activities of all citizens including professional practitioner. Many of lawsuits against nurses fall into the scope of negligence.
Objectives: The study is to assess the level of knowledge regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill among B. Sc. nursing final year students. Other objectives were to find out the association of knowledge regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill with selected socio demographic variables, and to prepare and give a structured information booklet regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill.
Methods and Materials: To attain the goal 100 sample was recruited from B. Sc. nursing final year student nurses studying in selected colleges through purposive sampling technique. Self-structured questionnaire was developed regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill among B.Sc. nursing final year student nurses studying in selected colleges of Bhilai.
Result: The result of this study shows that overall level of knowledge of legal responsibilities regarding nursing care of mentally ill among B. Sc. nursing final year students ie. 86% of the nursing students are having average knowledge and 14% of them are having good knowledge and none of them are having poor/excellent knowledge score.
Conclusion: The present study conclude that the group of B.Sc. nursing final year students of colleges of Bhilai are having more knowledge of nursing practice than other domains.
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International Journal of Advanced Psychiatric Nursing
How to cite this article:
Thomson Mathew. An exploratory study to assess the knowledge regarding legal responsibilities in nursing care of mentally ill among B.Sc. nursing final year students in selected colleges of Bhilai (Chhattisgarh). Int J Adv Psychiatric Nurs 2023;5(2):105-112. DOI: 10.33545/26641348.2023.v5.i2b.135
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