Abstract

Background: The urgency of ensuring a stable blood supply cannot be overstated. With the healthcare sector increasingly reliant on transfusions for emergency and elective procedures, the role of informed and motivated donors becomes critical. Nursing students represent a vital demographic not only as potential donors but also as educators and influencers within the healthcare system.

Aim and objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among the B.Sc (N) I & II year students in a selected nursing college

Methodology: Quantitative research approach, pre-experimental research design, one group pre-test-post- test was used. Students were selected using convenient sampling technique. The study was conducted at Venkateswara Nursing College, Chennai.

Results: Significant improvement was observed in the post-test scores (p < 0.05), indicating the effectiveness of the teaching programme. Post-test knowledge and attitude levels showed no significant association with the selected demographic variables.

Conclusion: This clearly infers that structure teaching programme administered to the students was found to be effective in improving the knowledge and attitude on blood donation

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