Knowledge and Attitude of Student Nurses of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu towards carrying out Research

Abstract

Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understanding. This study was guided to study the knowledge and Attitude of Student Nurses of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu towards carrying out research. The study was guided by three specific objectives from where three research questions were formulated. The target population of the study was 195 students from where a sample size of 131 was selected using simple random sampling technique. A well structured self administered questionnaire containing 22 items was the instrument used for data collection which was validated by an expert and found reliable. Data collected was analyzed using tables, chart, frequency and mean. The findings of the study showed a good knowledge of research, 2.76 grand mean showed the students had a positive attitude towards carrying out research and 2.88 grand mean showed that they were aware of the factors affecting their attitude towards research like time consuming, lack of proper guidance, lack of statistical materials. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the school tutors should put in more effort in guiding the student nurses towards carrying out research so as to promote their attitude.