Background: Pediatric emergencies require prompt recognition, accurate clinical
judgment, and appropriate pharmacological management to prevent morbidity and
mortality among children. Nursing students, as future frontline healthcare
providers, play a crucial role in the early identification and management of
pediatric emergencies. Adequate knowledge of emergency care principles and
commonly used pediatric drugs, along with a positive and confident attitude, is
essential for delivering safe and effective pediatric care.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the pediatric android mobile
application on education and health care.
Methods: One group pre- test post- test quasi experimental research design was
adopted in the study aim. 50 student nurses who meet the inclusion criteria
were selected as study objects using random sampling technique. Pretest was
based on the closed ended questionnaire. A time limit of 30 minutes class
regarding mobile application was taken for each sample. After 3- 4 days post
test was conducted.
Results: The knowledge level of student nurses in pretest having mean score of
11.54 2.85 level and post mean of 18.56 2.14, at p<0.00 level. The major
findings of the study revealed that the post mean score percentage were higher
than the pretest mean percentage. Total pretest mean score percentage in
knowledge aspect was 46.14% and it increased to 74.24% without the application
and it increased to 100% with the use of mobile application. The study revealed
that the post test score increased significantly. In posttest 100% of the
subjects attained most satisfactory scores (18- 25) in the knowledge aspect.
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