First Aid Knowledge of Nursing Students in Epileptic Cases

AimEpilepsy is the common neurologic disease that can be seen in both early childhood period and puberty generally. A correct emergency management is vital in an epileptic seizure in terms of preventing mortality and possible physical traumas. This study is conducted in order to assess the knowledge levels of nursing students about emergency management of epileptic seizure.Materials and MethodsThe research is conducted on students of a foundation university and a public university between April 2014 and May 2014. Study population was consisting 1022 students of two universities whereas the study sample was consisting 629 students who approved to include in the study. Data were collected via a questionnaire consisting 17 questions which had been prepared by the researchers. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS 21.0 package program. Pearson chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used in comparison of categorical data. P