Assessment of knowledge of students at Higher Institutes of Nursing of Alexandria, Tanta and Assiut universities about diarrhea

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on the third grade students of the Higher Institute of Nursing [HIN] of Alexandria and Tanta Universities and second grade students of the Higher Institute of Nursing. Assiut University, who were studying Pediatric Nursing. A total of 86,60 and 34 nursing students from Alexandria. Tanta and Assiut Universities respectively were enrolled in the study to assess their knowledge about diarrhea and dehydration. A questionnaire interview sheet was developed. Data were collected over a period of four months. The results revealed that Alexandria students had a higher score of knowledge than Tanta and Assiut students. All the studied sample had incomplete knowledge about assessment of patients. It is recommended that Nursing Institutes should pay more stress on the assessment of learning style in order to identify learners who may have difficulty in achievement and to the use of different methods of teaching and learning experience to help these students in improving their knowledge