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Introduction: India has one of the highest incidences of Cardiac arrest in the world. The high incidence of cardiac arrest and accidents in India has long been linked with sudden cardiac arrest. While it may be difficult and unpredictable to prevent sudden cardiac arrest, till advanced treatment can be provided. One of the best things a person especially people related to health care team can do is to learn CPR to buy time for a person who has gone into a sudden cardiac arrest, till advanced medical help can be imparted. Thus, both health care providers and the public need to increase their knowledge and skills on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. So, the study was conducted on Assessment of the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation among the Nursing staff Objectives: 1. To administer planned teaching programme for the subjects on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.2. To evaluate the post-test knowledge of the subject on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.3. To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.4. To find out the association between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores with the selected demographical variables of the subject Method: The research approach adopted for the study was a quasi-experimental approach. One group pre-test one group post -test design without the control group was adopted for the present study. Simple random sampling was uses to select the samples for this study. Tool: The tool used for the data collection was close ended Structured Knowledge Questionnaire developed based on the expert's suggestions. Results: From the findings of the study, it was clear that the knowledge of the respondents regarding Cardiopulmonary resuscitation were inadequate. The Planned Teaching Programme enhanced the knowledge scores of the respondents regarding cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The mean post-test knowledge scores were significantly higher than the pre-test knowledge scores. There is significant association between the pre-test and posttest knowledge of the respondents on cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the selected demographic variables.