KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SITZ BATH AMONG STAFF NURSES AND NURSING STUDENTS

Background:Sitz bath name comes from the German verb “Sitzen meaning to sit”. It is safe method of treatment for a rectal and gynecological conditions. Sitz bath is a type of bath in their procedure only the hips and buttocks are soaked in water or saline solution. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge on sitz bath among staff nurses and student nurses in Narayana Medical College and Hospital. Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross sectional design and convenient sampling technique was followed which included 30 samples were used. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done with SPSS. Results: Shows that with regard to level of knowledge regarding Sitz bathamong staff nurses10(66.7%) have Moderate knowledge, 5(33.3%)have adequate knowledge among nursing students,11(73.3%) have adequate knowledge and 4(26.7%) have Moderately adequate knowledge regarding Sitz bath. Conclusions: In the present study concluded that comparing the level of knowledge between staff nurses and nursing students, Nursing students having adequate level of knowledge than staff nurses regarding sitz bath.