Urinary tract is most common site of nosocomial infection, accounting for more than 40% of the total number reported by acute care hospital and affecting an estimated 6,000,00 patients per year..
Methodology: An evaluative approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used for the study. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. A sample of 50 2nd year B.Sc. Nursing students was selected simple random sampling technique. The data collected before and after the administration of STP were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Majority (64%) of the respondents had poor knowledge on cathet care to prevent the urinary tract infection. Significance of difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores was found to be highly significant [t= 20.82, p<0.05]. There was no significant association found between post-test knowledge scores of the 2nd year B.Sc. Nursing students and their socio-demographic variables. Conclusion: The overall findings of the study revealed that there was a significant increase in the knowledge of 2nd year B.Sc. Nursing students after the administration of STP. Hence it is concluded that the STP was highly effective in improving the knowledge of 2nd year B.Sc. Nursing students.
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2022: 6.012
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