“A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge and Attitude Towards Drug Calculations Among the Critical Care Unit Staff Nurses in Selected Hospitals at Mysore”

Medical field in the present scenario is becoming very complex. It is been believed that it is a only treatment and cure for the all the illness. The medical team comprise of so many members among them the prominent role is played by the nurses. The nurse to work in the critical care units demands expert skill, knowledge and judgment In the critical care settings the nurse who monitor patient continuously administered drugs, attends to the emergency situation, and is the coordinator and collaborator of services. The functions of the professional nurse have expanded into the modern concepts of primary care and emergency independent nursing practice. Modern nursing has a well-defined body of knowledge, specific to the profession .The nurse is the key person, a coordinator who is the back bone of the patient care in the critical care setting .The nurse has moved along the continuum of dependency –independency towards more independent decision making and management of client’s health. One of the important roles she/he required to perform is drug administrator’s role1.