Knowledge regarding impact of COVID-19 on mental health plays a vital role for nursing students in their clinical practice. Objectives: The objectives of the study is to assess the effectiveness of webinar, on impact of COVID-19 on mental health in terms of knowledge among nursing students and  to find out the association between knowledge and selected demographic variables regarding impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Methodology: Pre-experimental research design was used to collect the data from nursing students. A total of 100 students were enrolled into the study by using total enumerative sampling technique. Self- structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding impact of COVID-19 on mental health among nursing students. Result: The result of the study depicts that majority of nursing students (96%) had good knowledge, (4%) fair, none of them were under average or poor knowledge regarding impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Chi test was used to find out the association between the score level and selected demographic variables and significance was there with age of students (p-0.118), Educational qualification (0.791), previous knowledge (0.963).

Keywords:  assess, effectiveness, webinar, knowledge, covid-19, mental health, nursing students.

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Minal Kumari

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics Nursing, Abhilashi College of Nursing, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh