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 knowledge
regarding universal precautions & the prevention of blood borne infections, effectiveness of structured teaching
programme, association between the pretest level of knowledge among final year B.Sc.Nursing students with
selected demographic variables. The study was carried out Rajeev College of Nursing, Hassan. The samples
comprised of 60 final year B.Sc.Nursing students. Sample was selected by using random sampling techniques. A
total 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 to
all students for 45 minutes. Post test was conducted by using knowledge questionnaire after 15 days of Structured
Teaching 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 test
score 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 final
year B.Sc.Nursing students knowledge was increased regarding universal precautions and prevention of blood
borne infections after structured teaching programme increase in post test score. Therefore structured teaching
programme is effective in improving knowledge regarding universal precautions and prevention of blood borne
infections among final years B.Sc.Nursing students, also there was significant in income and occupation of
parents with the level of knowledge and selected demographic variables.