• Nighat Gowhar
• insha qadir
• zahid ahmad

Cardiac arrests are the most serious emergencies with grave consequences, immediate Resuscitation can double or triple the chances of survival. Knowledge and practice of Basic Life Support (BLS) increase the chances of survival of the patient. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge and practice regarding basic life support among ist semester students of Selected Nursing colleges of IUST, Awantipora. Self-structured questionnaire and observation checklist, was used. simple random sampling technique was used to collect the data from 40 ist semester students of BSc nursing Results revealed that in Pre-test (57.5%) had moderate knowledge, 42.5% had inadequate knowledge, and 0% had adequate knowledge about basic life support and (80%)had poor practice,( 20%) had inadequate practice, and ( 0%) had good practice and in Post-test (85.0%) had adequate knowledge,( 15.0% ) had Moderate knowledge, and ( 0%) had Inadequate knowledge about basic life support and 4693(72.5%) had good practice,( 27.5% ) had average practice, and ( 0%) had poor practice . The study concluded that study subjects were lacking knowledge and practice about basic life support before educational intervention.

Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, practice, Ist semester BSc nursing students, Basic life support. INTRODUCTION

"A Study to Assess the Effectiveness Of Educational Intervention On knowledge and practice regarding Basic life support among B.sc Nursing students of Nursing College of Islamic University Of Science and Technology Awantipora Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.i332-i350, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403844.pdf

"A Study to Assess the Effectiveness Of Educational Intervention On knowledge and practice regarding Basic life support among B.sc Nursing students of Nursing College of Islamic University Of Science and Technology Awantipora Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppi332-i350, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403844.pdf