A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Universal Precaution Technique

Background Blood and body fluids may contain blood borne viruses e.g. Hepatitis B and HIV or other bacterial and other viral pathogens. These can present a risk to other patients and health care workers. As it is not always possible to know who is infected with these pathogens, emphasis on infection control effort should focus primarily on universal infection control precautions UICP which prevent the exposure to blood and body fluids, which are presumed to be potentially infective. Objective The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding universal precaution technique among B.Sc. Nursing 1st year students of GSRM Memorial College of Nursing, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow Methods The research design selected for the study was quasi experimental one group pre test, post test design. The questionnaire was developed and used for data collection to assess the knowledge. Sample of the study consisted of 40 B.Sc. Nursing 1st year students. Result It revealed that the majority 17 40 had adequate knowledge and 20 50 had moderately adequate knowledge and 4 10 had inadequate knowledge. Conclusion Hence it can be concluded that structured teaching program plays a vital role in increasing the knowledge level among B.Sc. Nursing 1st year students on universal precaution. Lubna | Mata Deen | Sunita Singh "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Universal Precaution Technique" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49863.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/49863/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-structured-teaching-programme-on-knowledge-regarding-universal-precaution-technique/lubna