Abstract: Comfort is a concept central to the art of nursing; each individual brings physiological, social,
spiritual, psychological and environmental characteristics that influences how comfort is interpreted and
experienced. Comfort devices are invented articles which would add to the comfort of patient when used in
the appropriate manner by relieving the discomfort and helping to maintain correct posture. It is the mechanical
devices to promote comfort to the patient. Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding comfort
devices among nursing students. To find out the association between knowledge regarding comfort devices
among nursing students with their selected socio demographic variables. Material and method: Study
conducted by using the descriptive design, using Convenience sampling technique. Statistical Analysis
Used: The collected data was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and
inferential statistics based on the objectives of the study. Results and Conclusion: The study results reveals
that level of knowledge regarding comfort devices .Out of 30 samples 10 (34) have inadequate knowledge
14(46 %) have moderately adequate knowledge 6 (20%) have adequate knowledge regarding comfort
devices
Key words: Comfort Devices, Nursing Students, Mechanical Devices
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