Central venous line plays an important role in the management of intensive care unit patients, but it must be taken care off efficiently following all the universal precautions failing which may lead to life threatening complications. This can be achieved through planned teaching with demonstration of the procedure among the staff nurses of these care units. With this background researcher conducted a study to assess the effect of planned teaching on knowledge and practice among nurses regarding care of central venous line. As per General System Model, the conceptual framework was formulated. The study based on Quasi-experimental research design. The tool consisted of three sections, demographic data, to assess the knowledge and to observe practices. Validation and reliability was checked and necessary changes carried out. Pilot study was conducted to see the feasibility of the tool. Non probability purposive sampling technique was adopted to collect 60 samples for the study, 30 samples each in experimental and control groups. Data were collected from selected Hospital of Pune city. Knowledge level and practices were assessed before the intervention followed by planned teaching on care of central venous line. Post test carried out after seven days of planned teaching Results: Findings related to knowledge of staff nurses regarding care of central venous line before and after planned teaching, were average and good respectively. Even in the practice they improved after demonstration form average to good. There was correlation between knowledge level and practices. However there was no association of them with the demographic variables
