Material and Method: A descriptive research approach and design was used to assess knowledge of B.Sc. Nursing Interns. A total sample of 150 students was taken through the research study. Self structured questionnaire was used for collection of data. The data was collected by adopting a purposive sampling technique. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The findings of present study revealed that out of 150 subjects, 68.66% of the subjects have adequate knowledge and 31.33% of the subjects have inadequate knowledge. Study concluded that majority of students were having good knowledge about Biomedical Waste ManagementResults: 68.66% subjects of the study were having adequate knowledge and 31.33% subjects of the study were having indequate knowledge regarding Biomedical Waste Management. B.Sc.Nursing students studying in government colleges of nursing have higher knowledge (73.33%) than students studying in private college of nursing (61.66%).Conclusion: Most of the B.Sc. Nursing Interns studying in nursing colleges of Punjab is having adequate knowledge about Biomedical Waste Management. Majority of subjects studying in private colleges of nursing are having adequate knowledge. The study included total of 60 subjects from private college of nursing, out of which 37 subjects have adequate knowledge and rest 23 subjects have inadequate knowledge regarding Biomedical Waste Management.
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