A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION AMONG STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITAL ROHTAS

Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings throughout the world, especially among the patients admitted in intensive care units (ICUs). Apart from increasing the stress, discomfort, pain, and activity restrictions among the patients, HAI also increase the economic burden in the form of prolonged hospital stay, lost work days, and laboratory and drug costs. Research Methodology: The present study was a pre-experimental research design was conducted at selected hospital Rohtas, which is recruit the 60 staff nurse by the purposive sampling technique. Results: Majority of staff nurse (80%) had average knowledge and 20% of had below average knowledge regarding prevention of UTI. In post-test, majority of staff nurse (95%) had good knowledge and 5% had average knowledge regarding regarding prevention of UTI. Thus, it shows that the structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge level of postnatal staff nurse. Discussion and Conclusion: Structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge level of postnatal staff nurse.