Assessment of Knowledge about First Aid Methods, Diagnosis, and Management of Snakebite among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Palestine

Table 2

Nursing students’ responses to self-assessment questions.

Question	Number (%)
“How would you rate your snakebite knowledge?”
Good	58 (29)
Average	98 (49)
Poor	44 (22)
“How would you rate your demands for knowledge about snakebite?”
High	76 (38)
Moderate	101 (50.5)
Low	23 (11.5)
“Have you ever experienced snakebite?”
Yes	32 (16)
No	168 (84)
“Have any of your family members ever had a snakebite?”
Yes	40 (20)
No	160 (80)
“Have you been getting training to deal with patients with snakebites?”
Yes	84 (42)
No	116 (58)
“Do you believe there is a need for snakebite management training?”
Yes	177 (88.5)
No	23 (11.5)
“Do you believe there is an appropriate facility for snakebite treatment in hospitals?”
Yes	133 (66.5)
No	67 (33.5)
“Where did you get the snakebite knowledge?”
Medical education	87 (43)
Television	72 (36)
Books/magazine/newspapers	42 (21)
Families/friends	33 (16.5)
Internet	99 (49.5)
“When you face a snakebite, what is your first reaction?”
Too nervous to do anything	42 (21)
Call for a surgeon or medical colleague	132 (66)
Take simple intervention immediately	47 (23)

These questions were adapted from previous studies [21, 22, 33].