A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme (PTP) on Standard Precautions among Final Year B.sc Nursing Students at Selected Nursing College, Bangalore, Karnataka

Background: Nursing students are at risk of acquiring and transmitting infectious diseases. The nursing students are expected to have sufficient knowledge and compliance with standard precautions to enable preventing and controlling Hospital acquired infections. Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching program on standard precautions among nursing students. Methodology: Quantitative approach with one group Pre-test and Post-test Research Design was used for the study. The Sample Consist of 30 final Year B.sc Nursing Students and Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for this study. Study conducted in selected Nursing College of Bangalore. The data was gathered through Structured Knowledge Questionnaire on standard precaution. Results: Post-test Mean percentage knowledge score (Mean percentage =76.08 and SE = 0.38) was found higher than Pre-test Mean percentage knowledge score (Mean percentage = 57.06 and SE = 0.48). Enhancement of Mean Percentage was 19.1 %. Conclusion: The study found that the planned teaching program was effective in enhancing standard precautions compliance among nursingstudents. The Knowledge on standard precaution among the nursing students was high. A continuous effort to improve adherence to standard precautions in nursing students is necessary to protect and prevent hospital acquired infection. Key Words: Standard precautions, Nursing students, plannedteaching program, Infection control, Hospital acquired infections.