Platelets are parts of the blood that help the blood clot. They are smaller than red or white blood cells. The study intend to assess the existing knowledge regarding platelet transfusion among 3rd year Basic Bsc nursing students. An evaluative approach with one group pre-test post-test design was used for the study. Convenient sampling technique was used to draw 50 nursing students as the sample. Data was collected by administering a structured knowledge questionnaire on platelets transfusion. After collecting the data, computer assisted teaching programme was administered to the subjects on the same day and on 7th day; post-test was conducted using the same questionnaire. The results showed that the mean post-test knowledge score (78.8%) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (38.2%). The calculated ‘t’ value (20.80*) was higher than the table value (t49=1.96). This shows that the computer assisted teaching programme was effective improving the knowledge of nursing students on platelets transfusion. There was significant association between the knowledge score and the selected demographic variable in pre-test for the variables Gender (6.81*), Age group (years) (6.81*), Place of Residence (4.63*) and Previous knowledge on Nurses responsibility (5.35*) and in post-test variables Religion (6.45*), Place of Residence (7.03*), Previous knowledge on Nurses responsibility (6.40*) and Assisted Platelets transfusion (6.45*) were more than the table value at 0.05 level of significance.

A study to assess the effectiveness of Self-Educational Module on faculties Knowledge and Skill in handling Freshman adjustment problems and coping strategies in selected colleges at Bangalore North was undertaken by Ms.Chaitra.B.C in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The research approach adopted for this study is evaluative approach. The research design adopted for the study was per- experimental single group (O1XO2) design was applied. The non-probability purposive sampling was used to select the sample for the study. The sample consists of the 60 faculties who are teaching UG students in selected colleges at Bangalore north, Karnataka. The instrument used for the data collection was self-administered questionnaire and observation checklist. Paired t-test analysis used to test the per-test and post-test score of knowledge. The paired‘t’ value of knowledge was 21.33 which is significant at 5% level and the paired ‘t’ value of skill was 24.77 which is significant at 5% level showed that there is significant increase in the knowledge and skill of faculties after the administration of Self Educational Module. The Percentage Mean difference was 8.23 and 5.18 for knowledge and skills respectively. The faculties post-test Mean knowledge is 15.12 with Standard deviation of 2 and the correlation between post-test knowledge and skill score is +0.684 which is significant at 5% level. The total effectiveness of Self Educational Module on faculties’ knowledge and skill in handling freshman adjustment problems and coping strategies shows a mean increase of 8.14 in knowledge and 5.18 in skills among faculties with mean percentages increase of 41.2% in knowledge and 25.9% from pre-test to post test. The findings of the study recommended the further interventional approaches regarding the faculties’ knowledge in handling freshman adjustment problems and coping strategies. Self-learning and Mass education regarding the faculties’ knowledge in handling freshman adjustment problems and coping strategies creates awareness. The present study proved the self-educational module was effective among the faculties who are teaching UG students to increase knowledge and skill in handling freshman adjustment problems and coping strategies.

Background and Purpose of the study: Pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD is well established and widely accepted as a means to alleviate symptoms and optimize functional status, increase participation, and reduce health care costs by stabilizing or reversing systemic manifestations of the disease. It is a form of rehabilitation dealing with respiratory disorders and limited participation in daily life. Pulmonary rehabilitation includes patient education, exercise training, psychosocial support and advice on nutrition. Pulmonary rehabilitation has been shown to improve exercise capacity, reduce breathlessness, improve health-related quality of life, and decrease healthcare utilization. Pulmonary rehabilitation should be offered to all patients who consider themselves functionally disabled by COPD4. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often decrease their physical activity because exercise can worsen dyspnea. The progressive deconditioning associated with inactivity initiates a vicious cycle, with dyspnea becoming problematic at ever lower physical demands. Pulmonary rehabilitation aims to break the cycle. Objectives: 1) To assess the level of knowledge regarding pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients among nursing students. 2) To find out the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients among nursing students. 3) To find out the association between the pre-test knowledge regarding pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients with selected socio demographic variables. Approach: Evaluative approach was selected for the study. Design: Quasi-experimental (one group pretest and posttest) was selected for the study. Subjects: 50 nursing students. Sampling Technique: A purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample for study. Data Collection Tool: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the subjects. Data Analysis: The obtained data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and interpreted in terms of objectives and hypothesis of the study. The level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. Results: 88% of the nursing students obtained adequate level of information and 6% had a moderate level of knowledge. None of the staff nurses possessed inadequate level of knowledge Conclusion: In the pretest the subjects had an inadequate knowledge where as in the post test all the subjects had gained adequate knowledge. The study findings indicate that PPT was effective enhancing the knowledge of nursing students regarding pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients.

Educating the rural people regarding availability and utilization of health care services will improve their knowledge and health also. So, this study is intended to assess the knowledge of residents regarding Availability and utilization of health care services with a view to develop information booklet. The objectives are to assess knowledge and associate them with selected demographic variables, develop and provide an information booklet regarding availability and utilization of health care services among residents. Research approach was used is descriptive approach which is an non-experimental design. The target population for the study were selected from PHC, Bengaluru. This population was selected by convenient sampling technique. The total samples under the study were 60 residents (male and female). The data was collected by structured questionnaire schedule which was designed to assess the knowledge of residents regarding availability and utilization of health care services. The results were described by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The major findings of the study show the respondent’s mean knowledge score 18.3% of the respondents had inadequate knowledge,78.3% of the respondents had moderate knowledge and 3.3% of the respondents had adequate knowledge on availability and utilization of health care services. Among the demographic variables analysed in the study, gender and type of family to have significant association with knowledge scores. And there was no significant association found between, age, occupational status, educational status. The overall findings of the study clearly showed that the residents had moderate knowledge score (78.3%). It reveals that, if the residents are provided with some sort of educational interventions such as information booklets, on availability and utilization of health care services will definitely brief up their knowledge, which in turn contributes to improve the total quality of one’s health.

Dysmenorrhea, on the other hand, is pelvic or lower abdominal cyclic or recurrent pain, associated to menstruation. It is the most common gynaecological complaint among young women, with prevalence between 43% and 93%. According to symptoms intensity, it is also major cause for school or work absenteeism.The objectives of the study was to assess the level of dysmenorrhea pain in experimental and control group of adolescent girls, compare the pre and post-test scores within and between the experimental and control group, evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure on the level of dysmenorrhea pain in experimental and control group and to find out an association between the pre-test dysmenorrhea pain scores in both experimental and control group with their selected socio-demographic variables. The research design for the study was quasi experimental design with pretest-posttest having nonequivalent control group. The study was conducted in nursing colleges. Regarding effectiveness of acupressure, the overall median score of experimental group in the pre-test was 7.5 and 2 in the post test with enhancement of 4.81and it was significant at P<0.001% level and the overall median score of control group in the pre-test was 8 and 4.5 in the post with mild enhancement of 4.85 with the Z-value of 8.58 in Pre test and Z-value of 3.88 in post test, this shows that there was significant at P<0.001% level. Analysis of socio-demographic variables showed that there is no significant association at 5% level (P>0.05) both in experimental group and control group. The findings of this study support the need for nurses to conduct the experiment to decrease the level of dysmenorrhea pain of adolescent girls in selected nursing colleges a Bangalore. And had a remarkable decrease in the level of dysmenorrhea pain when compared to their level of dysmenorrhea pain, prior to the application of the acupressure