A study to assess the effectiveness of debate on innovations in nursing among 1st year b.sc nursing students in selected nursing college Tirupati, Ap, India

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of debate on innovations in Nursing among 1styear B.Sc.(N) students in, CON, SVIMS, Tirupati. Objectives • To assess the level of knowledge on innovations in nursing, among1st year B.Sc.(N) students • To assess the effectiveness of debate, among1st year B.Sc.(N) students • To find out the association between level of knowledge and selected demographic variables, among1st year B.Sc. (N) students. Methodology: By using convenient sampling technique, a Pre-experimental research design was adopted, 100 B.Sc. (N) 1st year students were taken as samples. Data collection was done by using a self-structured questionnaire. Results: The study results revealed that out of 100 samples 92% (92) had inadequate knowledge, 8%(08) had moderate knowledge, and 0%(0) had adequate knowledge in their pre-test, whereas in post-test 8% (8) had inadequate, 53%(53) had moderate knowledge, and 39%(39) had adequate knowledge. Conclusion: As the technology in nursing education has been increasing day by day; debate is one of the best method of understanding the facts and faults about a specific topic and the students be able to understand the scenario in a clear way, which gives essential information to the students. In the present study the result showed that, the debate was effectively improved the knowledge of 1st year B.Sc. (N) students regarding innovations in nursing.