Author(s):
Harpreet Kaur, Kiran Nayyar
Email(s):
malhotrahk1972@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/ijnmr.2026.11 
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Harpreet Kaur1, Kiran Nayyar2
1Associate Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Institute of Nursing Education, Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib (C) Hospital, Ludhiana.
2Nursing Tutor, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Institute of Nursing Education, Guru teg Bahadur Sahib (C) Hospital, Ludhiana.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 5,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Telenursing utilizes information and communication technology to deliver healthcare services remotely. It enable nurses to address clients health needs through web-based system, communication tools and technology to deliver, manage and coordinate care effectively. Through the nursing process, nurses in telenursing assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document care while also providing information, referrals, education and support to clients. As telenursing offers significant benefits. It is important to assess knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding telenursing. The findings of study will assist in planning of training programs or seminar to create awareness regarding telenursing among nursing students as they are future healthcare workers. An Explorative study was conducted on Nursing Students of selected Nursing College of Ludhiana, Punjab. 55 nursing students were selected by convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by semi structured questionnaire and 5 points Likert scale. Data was analysed by Descriptive statistics, Inferential Statistics and presented through tables and graph. Findings revealed that majority 70.9% of nursing students were in the age group of 20- 21 years. As per Gender, majority 92.7% of nursing students were females. As per professional courses, majority of nursing students were from B.Sc. Nursing course. Majority 81.81 nursing students use Instagram as social media. Majority of nursing students 60% had average knowledge regarding telenursing. The deficit area regarding disadvantages of telenursing was with mean percentage of 36.3% with 4th rank. There was significant relationship of knowledge regarding telenursing with exposure of computer with p< 0.05. As per attitude toward telenursing, maximum students had positive attitude with mean score more than 3 from Likert scale. A similar study can be conducted on large sample and by selecting experiment and control groups. A comparative study can be conducted between government and private hospital staff nurses.
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Harpreet Kaur, Kiran Nayyar. A Study to assess the knowledge and Attitude regarding Telenursing among Nursing students of selected Nursing College, Ludhiana. A and V Pub InternationalJournal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026; 5(1):46-0. doi: 10.52711/ijnmr.2026.11
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Harpreet Kaur, Kiran Nayyar. A Study to assess the knowledge and Attitude regarding Telenursing among Nursing students of selected Nursing College, Ludhiana. A and V Pub InternationalJournal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026; 5(1):46-0. doi: 10.52711/ijnmr.2026.11 Available on: https://ijnmronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-5-1-11
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