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Background: Capnography is the monitoring of the concentration or partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the respiratory gases. A significant proportion of airway complications occur in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Departments, and these more frequently cause patient harm/death and are associated with suboptimal care. Aim and objective: A study was planned to assess knowledge and practice regarding capnography among staff nurses working in intensive care unit. To assess the effect of planned teaching of staff nurses and to compare the knowledge and practice with their sociodemographic variables. Materials and Method: A descriptive evaluatory approach was used to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge and practice regarding capnography among 30 staff nurses working in intensive care unit. The research design used was one group pre-test and post-test design. The sampling technique used was non probability convenient sampling. The posttest knowledge and practices of staff nurses was assessed after 5 days with the same tools. Results: The analysis and interpretation revealed that the planned teaching programme was an effective tool for improving the knowledge and practices regarding capnography among staff nurses. It is observed that statistically there is a significant difference between pretest and posttest mean of both knowledge and practice. Also, it is found that there does not exist any association of both knowledge and practice. Conclusion: Our result indicates that the planned teaching programme was an effective tool for improving the knowledge and practices regarding capnography among staff nurses.