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Urinary tract infections affect the kidneys and bladder. We don't have germs, yet introducing them can infect. Small catheters remove urine from the bladder. Begs capture tube urine. UTIs affect men and women as they age. However, UTIs are more common in women and may be regarded harmless in older women, but in men, they should be tested and followed up. This study used a quantitative research methodology and chose 60 civil hospital panipat staff nurses using nonprobability convenient (one group pre-test post-test) selection. Subjects completed a self-designed knowledge questionnaire and practice scale to assess the effectiveness of a structured education program on urinary tract infection prevention in indwelling catheter patients. Statisticians used descriptive and inferential statistics to interpret data. Before the test, 50 (83.3%) had intermediate knowledge, 10 (16.7%) had acceptable knowledge, and 0 (0% had inadequate knowledge). After the test, 60 (100%) staff nurses had adequate knowledge. In patients with indwelling catheters, the mean pre-test score for urinary tract infection prevention was 17.27%, whereas the post-test score increased to 26.87%. paired 't' test showed a significant improvement between pre-test and post-test knowledge with 't' value of 21.994 and practice with 't' value of 24.541 at p=0.05. Chi square test showed no significant association between pre-test knowledge and practice of civil hospital panipat staff nurses and selected socio-demographic variables. Kerl peearson co-relation coefficient showed no significant correlation between pre-test knowledge and practice (0.235 and 0.254) and post-test knowledge and practice (0.125 and 0.254). Study results showed that structured instruction on urinary tract infection prevention in indwelling catheter patients improves staff nurses' knowledge and practice. Staff nurses must practise preventing urinary tract infections in catheterised patients.