Comparison of first and fourth-year nursing students in terms of their knowledge on methods for preventing infectious diseases

Aim: The purpose of this study is to compare the first- and fourth-year nursing students in terms of their knowledge on methods forpreventing infectious diseases.Material and Methods: While the population of the study was composed of 143 students studying in the first and fourth years ofthe Nursing Department in Bingol University Faculty of Health Sciences, the sample of the study consisted of 117 students whosupported the implementation of the study and were voluntary to participate in the study (Response rate: 81.8%).Results: When the responses of the first and fourth-year students were compared in 3 of the items given about the definition andcharacteristics of infectious diseases, the difference between them was found to be significant (p

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