Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Epilepsiye İlişkin İlkyardım Bilgileri

Abstract

Amaç: Epilepsi,çocukluk ve ergenlik çağında en sık görülen nörolojik bir hastalıktır. Erkek ve kadınlarda eşit sıklıkta görülen bu hastalık her yaş grubunda görülmekle birlikte en fazla genç ve yaşlı grupta görülür. Epileptik nöbetlerde doğru yapılan ilk yardım uygulamaları hayat kurtarıcı olmakta birlikte oluşabilecek yaralanmaları engellemektedir. Araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinin epilepsideki ilk yardım uygulamalarını incelemek amacı ile tanımlayıcı olarak yapıldı. Anahtar kelimeler: Epilepsi, ilkyardım, üniversite öğrencisi, hemşirelik

Keywords

• Epilepsi, ilkyardım, üniversite öğrencisi

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