AN EVALUATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELFINSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON PREVENTION OF NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG STAFF NURSES AT APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITALS, NELLORE.

Percutaneous injury in health workers is increasing day by day and causing mortality and morbidity to health workers due to infections from bloodborne pathogens. These injuries can occur at any time during the handling disassembling or disposal of needles. The needle stick injury can lead to life-threatening infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis c. The majority of healthcare workers didn't have adequate knowledge regarding needle stick injury prevention and management Hence, a quantitative research approach and pre-experimental one-group pretest and posttest research were undertaken at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore. “an Evaluative Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Self-instructional Module On Prevention Of Needle Stick Injury Among Staff Nurses At Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore” Data was collected from 200 staff nurses. A nonprobability convenient sampling method was used. A Structured questionnaire was given from 15/09/2022 to 15/11/2022. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the structured teaching program was found to be effective in increasing the knowledge of the staff nurses with a positive “t” test value (9.88) and expect age no other demographic variables had an association with knowledge at 0.05 level of signicance. All the staff in a hospital should know about needle stick injuries and their management to prevent the transmission of blood-borne diseases through needle stick injuries. The study has improved the knowledge of staff nurses which helps them to apply that knowledge in their practice which reduces the occurrence of needle stick injury. Our unit also reduced the incidents related to the needle stick injury after receiving the structured teaching Programme and staffs care more about their own and others' health too.