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Urinary tract infection remains one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in the intensivecare unit and predominantly occurs in patients with indwelling urinary catheters. Duration of catheterization is the most important risk factor for developing CAUTI. General strategies for preventing CAUTI include measures such as adherence to hand hygiene. Targeted strategies for preventing CAUTI include limiting the use and duration of urinary catheters, using aseptic technique for catheter insertion, and adhering to proper catheter care [4]. Objectives: 1. To assess the knowledge of staff nurses on prevention of CAUTI in experimental and control groupbefore intervention. 2. To assess the knowledge of staff nurses on prevention of CAUTI in experimental and control group afterintervention. 3. To find out the association between post-test knowledge scores and demographic variables of staff nurses in experimental group Methodology: Quantitative Quasi experimental with non-randomized control group design was selected to conduct study. 160 staff nurses were selected as samples based on exclusion and inclusion criteria through non- probability convenient sampling techniques. Results: The comparison of pretest and post test knowledge scores of staff nurses regarding CAUTI. Mean, standard deviation and mean difference values are compared and student's paired 't' test is applied at 5% level of significance. The tabulated value for n=80-1 i.e. 79 degrees of freedom was 1.98. The calculated 't' value i.e. 3.59 are much higher than the tabulated value at 5% level of significance for overall knowledge score of staff nurses which is statistically acceptable level of significance. Hence it is statistically interpreted that the Video Assisted Teaching Module on knowledge regarding CAUTI among staff nurses was effective. Thus the H1 is accepted. Conclusion: Video Assisted Teaching Module was effective in increasing the knowledge of staff nurses regarding prevention of CAUTI.