Vol. 2, Issue 6, Part P (2016)

Abstract
Presently at the global level, there has been considerable concern over natural disasters. Even as substantial scientific and material progress is made, the loss of lives and property due to disasters has not decreased. In fact, the human toll and economic losses have mounted. The present Study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding disaster management among B.Sc. nursing 2^nd year students. Study possessed quantitative research approach and descriptive survey design. After obtaining Permission the final study was conducted. Purposive sampling technique was used for selecting the sample from nursing students and the sample size was 60. The result shows that there was significant relationship between all the demographic variables of the study and the knowledge of the samples i.e. gender, age, parental education, father’s occupation, family income, religion and source of information.