Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Sumandeep Nursing College, Sumandeep Vidapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that each year 385,000 needle sticks and other sharps-related injuries are sustained by hospital-based health care personnel; an average of 1,000 sharps injuries per day.
An evaluative research approach with pre- experimental design is used. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the 70 samples of final year B.Sc. nursing students and data collection was done. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and interferential statistics.
The result shows that the mean posttest knowledge score (29.71) is higher than the mean pretest knowledge score (19.50). The comparison of the pre - test and post - test knowledge score showed that there was a significant gain in knowledge score of the final year B.Sc. nursing students after PTP.
Findings revealed that planned teaching programme is highly effective in improving knowledge of final year B.Sc. Nursing students regarding prevention of needle stick injury.
Prevention of Needle Stick Injury, Planned Teaching Programme, B.Sc. Nursing Students
