The worldwide incidence of fire-related injuries in 2004 was estimated to be 1.1 per 100,000 populations, with the highest rate in Southeast Asia and the lowest in the Americas. The incidence of burns in low and moderate income countries (LMIC) is 1.3 per 100,000 populations compared with an incidence of 0.14 per 100,000 populations in high income countries. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge regarding prevention and first aid management of burns and to evaluate the effectiveness of the structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge regarding prevention and first aid management of burns. The research design for the present study was pre experimental research design. The study sample consists of 60 mothers of under-five children from selected community areas of Moradabad. The samples were selected by non- probability purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire by self reporting (MCQ). The study findings revealed that the pre test knowledge score of under-five mothers 9 (15%) mothers having good knowledge score, 51 (85%) mothers are having average knowledge score. In post test 56 (93.33%) mothers having good knowledge score, 4 (6.7%) mothers are having average knowledge score. The study findings also revealed that the mean and standard deviation of knowledge level of mothers were 2.15 and 0.3600 respectively. The mean difference between pre test and post test was computed and it was 0.78 and ‘t’ was found to be 19.946 which was significant at 0.05 level. The final result indicates that there was a significant difference between pre and post tests knowledge score. There is no significant association between knowledge with the selected demographic variables.

A Pre-experimental study was conducted to develop the information booklet for the parents on management of mentally challenged children aged 3-12 years and to assess the knowledge and attitude of parents. The research design selected for present study is Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. The study samples consisted 40 parents of aged 3-12years in selected centres /schools of Delhi .The study participants were selected by non- probability purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire, attitude scale and opinionnaire. The study findings revealed that the mean pre-test attitude score was 101.25 against the maximum possible score of 150 indicating an unfavourable attitude of parents regarding management of mentally challenged children. The mean post-test attitude scores was 135.25, was higher than the mean pre-test attitude scores, 101.25 suggesting a positive increase of attitude of parents regarding management of mentally challenged children. The obtained “t” value of attitude score was found to statistically significant as evident from 16.91 for df 39 at 0.05 level of significance suggesting the effectiveness of information booklet in enhancing the attitude of parents regarding the management of mentally challenged children. The mean score of the parents was29.12 which was close to the maximum score of 30. This indicates high level of acceptance of the information booklet by the parents. The information booklet had high acceptability and utility among the parents.

The present study was undertaken to identify the health problems, health practice and quality of life of clients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The study was conducted among five hundred clients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension attending selected health centres of Kottayam district. The tools used for the study were socio personal data sheet, checklist to identify the health problems, rating scale to assess the health practice and WHO QOL-BREF scale to assess the quality of life of clients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The results revealed that majority of the clients were in the age group of 46-55 years and 65.4% were females. Regarding the health problems, more than half of the clients had blurring of vision, dyspnea, edema and fatigue. The study revealed that 62% of clients had poor health practice and 63.8% of clients had moderately good quality of life. The study findings also showed that there was a positive correlation between health practice and quality of life among clients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. A statistically significant association was found for the quality of life among clients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension with their age, education, monthly income, occupation and duration of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge regarding protein energy malnutrition among the mothers of under-five children in the selected rural and urban area of Kanpur. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 60 samples with mother of under-five children of which 30 were in rural area and 30 were in urban area. The validity and reliability of tool was established. Closed ended questionnaire were used to collect the data. The data was collected and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study revealed that, In the rural area- There 20% mothers had inadequate knowledge, 70% mothers had moderate knowledge, 10% mothers had adequate knowledge. In urban area:-There 3.33% mothers had inadequate knowledge, 83.33% mothers had moderate knowledge, 13.34% mothers had adequate knowledge regarding protein energy malnutrition. The overall mean was in urban area16.78 , in the rural area 14.4 and SD in the urban area was 4.005 , in the rural area was 30.84.

This study was conducted to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an information booklet in terms of the knowledge and attitude of the parents regarding management of asthma in the children aged 5-12 years attending the asthma clinic in selected hospitals of Delhi. Education of parents is an important aspect of asthma management.. The research design selected for present study is Pre-experimental “one group pre-test post-test design”. Sample comprised of 40 parents of children with asthma aged 5-12 years and a purposive sampling was used to select the subjects for the study. The data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire, attitude scale and opinionnaire. The post-test mean percentage knowledge scores in all the content areas were higher than the pre-test mean percentage knowledge scores. The mean post-test knowledge score 34.55, was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge scores, 16.95, with a mean difference of 17.60. The obtained mean difference was found to be statistically significant as evident from “t” value of 24.1 for degree of freedom 39 at 0.05 level of significance. Thus, it was established that the information booklet was effective in increasing the knowledge of parents regarding management of asthma in the children.

Nurses plays as a leadership role in promotion of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and ensure that the best scientific evidence with patient advocacy is used in health care delivery. Although there appears to be widespread support of Evidence-based Nursing as a basis for rational actions, the challenges to it are significant and often justified. A multitude of factors affect Evidence Based Practice in Nursing including patient preferences and social circumstances, clinical experience, competing demands from more pressing clinical conditions and organizational policies. The recent transition from authority-based Nursing Practice has driven fundamental changes in clinical practice, Nursing research and Nursing education.

In the last century, digital technology has transformed our society; from online shopping to managing our income and access to entertainment, our lives have undergone a technological revolution which continues to stay on fast-track till date. These changes have given enormous opportunities for various industry to adopt new technologies. Modern nursing is all about combination of “high tech and high touch”, in other way to describe is traditional nurturing through comprehensive nursing care in combination with advanced technology. Nurses of 21st century are not only learning nursing care but also are learning how to use technology in every aspects of nursing. Currently nurses are not sufficiently trained in utilizing digital technology and informatics potential, but this is not true with future nurses, who belong to the new generation with access to modern technology from their early age, who are otherwise called as “Net-generation”.

According to Watson (1997), the core of the Theory of Caring is that “humans cannot be treated as objects and that humans cannot be separated from self, other, nature, and the larger workforce.” Her theory encompasses the whole world of nursing; with the emphasis placed on the interpersonal process between the care giver and care recipient. The theory is focused on “the centrality of human caring and on the caring-to-caring transpersonal relationship and its healing potential for both the one who is caring and the one who is being cared for” (Watson, 1996). Watson's hierarchy of needs begins with lower-order biophysical needs, which include the need for food and fluid, elimination, and ventilation. Next are the lower-order psychophysical needs, which include the need for activity, inactivity, and sexuality. Finally, are the higher order needs, which are psychosocial. These include the need for achievement, affiliation, and self-actualization.