Copyright © 2025 Authors retain the copyright of this article. This article is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

@article{173644,
        author = {Novina Rao P},
        title = {A Descriptive Study on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Practice of Body Mechanics in the Medical and Surgical Wards at a selected General Hospital, Rajahmundry},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {10},
        pages = {1046-1049},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=173644},
        abstract = {This study aims to assess the knowledge and practice of Body Mechanics among nursing students while performing selected nursing procedures. The research was conducted in a descriptive, non-experimental design using a structured questionnaire and observational checklist. Data were collected from a sample of 100 B.Sc. Nursing students at G.S.L. General Hospital, Rajahmundry. The results revealed that the majority of the nursing students had inadequate knowledge (59%) and poor practice (97%) regarding the use of Body Mechanics in nursing procedures. There was a positive but weak correlation between knowledge and practice (r = 0.04). The study concluded by developing an informational booklet to improve students' understanding and practice of Body Mechanics.},
        keywords = {Body Mechanics, Nursing Students, Knowledge, Practice, Nursing Procedures, Descriptive Research},
        month = {March},
        }