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a study to assesss the knowledge and attitude regarding regulatory bodies among staff nurse at selected hospital of vijayapur

Author(s) Mr. BAPU S KHODNAPUR, ms TASLIM KUTUBUDDIN KOTYAL, Mr. TAHIR MULLA MULLA, Mr. TOUKEERALI MAHOMMAD HUSEN, Mr. TRUPTI MULAWAD
Country India
Abstract Abstract
Background:
During the past decades, in many countries Scope of Practice of Registered Nurses has evolved and expanded. According to the Indian Nursing Council a Scope of Practice outlines the parameters or boundaries within which Registered Nurses practice and needs to reflect what is distinctly nursing. The term is frequently used by licensing bodies, such as national nursing councils, to describe what Registered Nurses are legally recognized, educated and competent to implement. Boundaries of nursing practice are considered important to protect the nurse and the public, while providing identity to the nursing workforce. This study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding regulatory bodies among staff nurses at selected hospitals of Vijayapur .
Objective of the Study:
• To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding regulatory bodies among staff nurses.
• To find out association between knowledge and attitude score regarding regulatory bodies among staff nurses with their selected demographic variable.

Methodology:
Non experimental descriptive research design were used, quantitative research approach was used for the study 100 staff nurses of Vijayapur district are taken as samples by using non-probability purposive sampling, knowledge questionnaires and five rating attitude scale was used to assess the knowledge and attitude of staff nurses on regulatory bodies data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
From the collected data it has been analyzed that from the 100 samples majority of samples that is 40% of them are having moderate knowledge, 36% of them are having adequate knowledge and 24% of them are having inadequate knowledge Total score of knowledge tool is 20 points The mean value is 13.83 and SD value is 2.66. from the 100 samples majority of samples that is 79% of them are having favourable attitude, 21% of them are having neutral attitude and 0% no one of them are having unfavourable attitude. Total score of attitude scale is 75 points. The mean value is 61.22 and SD value is 29.10.γ2was used to determine the association between knowledge and attitude score with demographic variables. There is 1 significant demographic variables which is having and positive relation with knowledge. That is Monthly Income (γ=4.018).There were 3 significant demographic variables which is having and positive relation with attitude. That are Area of working (γ=20.17), Gender (γ=11.8) and Monthly Income (γ=8.134).
Conclusion:
This study gives information about knowledge and attitude of nursing regulatory bodies among staff nurses and its association with demographic variable which shows that majority of staff nurses are having adequate to moderate knowledge and majority of staff nurses are having favorable attitude towards regulatory bodies. More focused research in the future.
Keywords Staff nurses, Knowledge and Attitude, Regulatory bodies, Hospitals of Vijayapur.
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 17, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Published On 2026-06-19
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v17.i2.11298

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