• Shivani Dhasmana
• Smita

Clinical exposure is considered as the one and most important path that the nursing students get expertise on caring patient. Stressing on the nature of the work load of the hospital, nursing students need to step forward to learn and acquire skills which puts them in number of occupational hazard, out of which needle stick injury is in the topmost rank. Statistics states that nurses and the nursing students are the higher risk group for sharp injuries in the health care sector. The objective formulated for the study was :- 1. To assess the knowledge regarding needle stick injury among B.Sc nursing 1st year students 2. To determine the effectiveness of the nurses lead intervention and 3. To determine the association of pre test knowledge score with their selected demographic variables. The methodology adopted for the study was quantitative approach with pre expremental design followed by one group pre test post test design with 60 samples that met the inclusion criteria was selected through purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted in the selected nursing college of Dehradun. The self structured tool on needle stick injury was formulated and administered to the sample after determining its validity and reliability. The analysis of the data was done through descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study reveals that in the pre test knowledge score 23(46%) were having average knowledge, 27(54%) were having poor knowledge and 0(0%) sample possess good knowledge regarding needle stick injury , the post test knowledge score reveals that 16(32%) were having average knowledge and 34(68%) were having good knowledge , it shows that the nurses lead intervention is beneficial in enhancing the knowledge of the samples. There is no significant association was found with the demographic variables with the pre test knowledge sore in the study. The study concluded that the first year nursing students should have the knowledge regarding needle stick injury before they are posted in the clinical area. The topic should be covered in the initial classes so that the chance of getting infection from the blood borne pathogens should be reduced to nil. Workshops, hands on skill training should be organised for the students at regular interval so that they develop skills in performing procedures.

Pre- Experimental study, assess, knowledge, nurses lead intervention, needle stick injury, B.SC nursing 1 year students.

"A PRE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSES LEAD INTERVENTION REGARDING PREVENTION OF NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG B.SC NURSING 1ST YEAR STUDENT OF SELECTED COLLEGE OF DEHRADUN”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.j81-j88, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206911.pdf

"A PRE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSES LEAD INTERVENTION REGARDING PREVENTION OF NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG B.SC NURSING 1ST YEAR STUDENT OF SELECTED COLLEGE OF DEHRADUN”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppj81-j88, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206911.pdf