International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR) E-ISSN: 2582-2160 ● Website: www.ijfmr.com ● Email: editor@ijfmr.com IJFMR23022524 Volume 5, Issue 2, March-April 2023 1 Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding Human Rights of Mentally Ill among 3rd Year B.Sc. Nursing Students Kamlesh Singh 1 , Mrs. C. Gomathi 2 , Mrs. Geeta Chaudhary 3 1 Brig. (Retd.), Principal, R. D. Memorial College of Nursing Bhopal (M. P.) 2 Professor, R. D. Memorial College of Nursing 3 M.Sc. Nursing Student, R. D. Memorial College of Nursing Abstract: Knowledge of the legal boundaries governing psychiatric nursing practice is necessary to protect the public, the patient and the nurse. The practice of psychiatric nursing is influenced by law, particularly in its concern for the rights of patients and the quality of care they receive. Despite signing up to various Acts and Conventions on mental health, the violation of their rights are continuing around the globe. This may be due to the lack of knowledge and faulty attitude of community and also some poor beliefs are contributing to this. The finding shows the comparison of overall knowledge score between pre test and post test. In the pre test mean score was 11.18 with SD 2.82 whereas in post test mean score was 23.23 with SD 3.03. Difference in score is 12.05. There is large difference between pre test and post test knowledge score and it is statistically significant. Differences between pre test and post test score was analysed using paired t-test and it was 25.81 which were found highly significant at 0.001level. Keywords: Effectiveness, Self Instructional Module, Knowledge Human Rights of Mentally Ill, 3rd Year B.Sc. Nursing Students. INTRODUCTION Psychiatric nursing is the science and art of providing protective, therapeutic, supportive, physical and social care to the people too ill to be completely responsible for management for their own behavior. For clients in mental hospitals and other institutional settings, the psychiatric nurse is the primary health care provider and is in fact, a primary mental health care nurse. Nursing is an emerging profession. The professional nurses demonstrate unique skills, critical thinking and systematically inquiry and uses discretion and judgment in practice. The role of nurses and professional nursing has expanded rapidly within the past few decades to include expertise specialization, autonomy and accountability, both from a legal and ethical perspective. This expansion has forced new concern among nurses and a heightened awareness of the interaction of legal and ethical principles. Areas of concerns include professional nursing practice, safe guarding rights and ethical principles. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the existing knowledge level of students regarding Human Rights of Mentally Ill among 3rd year B.Sc nursing students.