A Study to Find the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Medico-Legal Aspects in Care of Terminally Ill Patients among Staff Nurses at Selected Hospitals, Moradabad

A nurse is responsible to ensure that the standard of the nurse's practice conforms with professional standards with the object of enhancing the safety of the individual, any significant other person and colleagues and it has been very important for the nurses to safeguard themselves & their clients against negligence and to be aware about medico-legal aspects. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding medico-legal aspects in care of terminally ill patients among staff nurses and to find the association between the knowledge of staff nurses regarding medico-legal aspects in care of terminally ill patients with their socio-demographic variables. A Quasi-experimental with pre test-post test design was used, on 60 staff nurses. Result: The majority (70%) of the staff nurses had inadequate knowledge regarding medico legal aspects in care of terminally ill patient. There was no significant association between the level of knowledge of the staff nurses and their socio-demographic variables. There was significant difference between pretest and posttest mean knowledge scores. Conclusion: With the view of findings, structured teaching programme was organized and implemented on knowledge regarding medico-legal aspects which in turn helped the staff nurses in acquiring a better, efficient & vigil in their services.