• Prof. Mr. Milind Manohar Kale
• Mr. Nagaraj M Sunagar
• Mr. Rokesh Thorat

Background of the study: Protection of health care workers (HCWs) who are exposed to cytotoxic drugs is a global concern. Working in a chemotherapy unit increases the exposure of health care workers, especially nurses, to numerous hazardous materials if they do not protect themselves according to standard guidelines. Objectives of study: To assess the knowledge of Nurses regarding safe handling of cytotoxic drugs and to assess the post-test knowledge of Nurses regarding safe handling of cytotoxic drugs. Research Methodology: The quantitative research approach used for study. A final study carried out on 60 samples from selected sample cancer hospital of sangli, miraj kupwad corporation area. In this study research design is one group pre-test and post-test design. The sampling method used was non- probability convenient sampling technique. The structured questionnaires were prepared for assessing the knowledge of nurses. The reliability of the tool was done by test retest method and the tool was found to be reliable. Result and conclusion: Result Showed that existing knowledge among nurses related to handling of cytotoxic drugs in hospital was 13.3% nurses with very poor knowledge, 46.7% nurses with poor knowledge, 30% nurses with good knowledge, 6.7% nurses have very good knowledge and 3.3% nurses have excellent knowledge, and after giving plan teaching programme to the nurses regarding safe handling of cytotoxic drugs the score of post-test was 83.22%. it concludes that planned teaching program was effective.

Effectiveness, Planned Teaching Programme, Safe Handling Of Cytotoxic Drugs, Nurses.

"A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding safe handling of cytotoxic drugs among the nurses of selected hospitals of Sangli, Miraj, Kupwad Corporation area", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.410-419, August 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008356.pdf

"A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding safe handling of cytotoxic drugs among the nurses of selected hospitals of Sangli, Miraj, Kupwad Corporation area", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp410-419, August 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008356.pdf