Knowledge on MSE (Mental Status Examination) Among Nursing Students

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  • Srinivasan P MM COLLEGE OF NURSING
  • Sembian N. MM COLLEGE OF NURSING

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The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge on mental status examination and to find out the association between the level of knowledge and demographic variables. A non-experimental study was conducted on mental status examination with 30 nursing students in Govt. Rajaji Hospital at Madurai. The data was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Most of the student (22) had adequate knowledge with a mean score of 9.04 and 8 students had inadequate knowledge with a mean score of 6.87. Further there was association of the level of knowledge with the sources of information and it was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. The study finding concludes that the student nurses had adequate knowledge regarding mental status examination.   Keywords: Mental status, mental disorder, diagnosis, mean score Cite this Article Srinivasan. P, Sembian. N. Knowledge On MSE (Mental Status Examination) Among Nursing Students. Research & Reviews: Journal of Medicine. 2016; 6(1): 1–4p.

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2016-03-21

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卷 6 期 1 (2016)

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