Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Universal Precautions and the Prevention of Blood Borne Infections among The Final Year B.Sc. Nursing Students of Selected Nursing Colleges

Abstract

A Quasi experimental approach was used for this study. Objectives are to assess the level of knowledgeregarding universal precautions & the prevention of blood borne infections, effectiveness of structured teachingprogramme, association between the pretest level of knowledge among final year B.Sc.Nursing students withselected demographic variables. The study was carried out Rajeev College of Nursing, Hassan. The samplescomprised of 60 final year B.Sc.Nursing students. Sample was selected by using random sampling techniques. Atotal of 60 final year B.Sc.Nursing students selected for the study by using structured knowledge questionnaire,the selected samples were given pre test questionnaire followed by Structured teaching programme was given toall students for 45 minutes. Post test was conducted by using knowledge questionnaire after 15 days of StructuredTeaching programme for same students. The result of study shows that the post test mean score 20.94 (SD=8.17)was more than the pre test mean score 15.42 (SD=3.35), the obtained mean difference between pre and post testscore is 5.52 (SD=4.82), the obtained ‘t’ value is 13.3. So it is significant at the level of 0.05. It was inferred that finalyear B.Sc.Nursing students knowledge was increased regarding universal precautions and prevention of bloodborne infections after structured teaching programme increase in post test score. Therefore structured teachingprogramme is effective in improving knowledge regarding universal precautions and prevention of blood borneinfections among final years B.Sc.Nursing students, also there was significant in income and occupation ofparents with the level of knowledge and selected demographic variables.