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Background of the study: The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment. The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment. The health assessment to determine problems with neurologic structure and/or function may be conducted during a health screening may focus on chief complaints (such as headache), or may be part of a total health assessment. If the client’s level of consciousness is altered, the nurse may be needed to assess the level of consciousness by using the Glasgow coma scale. It is very important that every nurse working in areas needing critical care such as High Dependency Units has enough knowledge to assess and intervene appropriately and she/he should also be able to communicate any change in patient's condition for multidisciplinary intervention. Aims: The study was aimed to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding Glasgow coma scale of staff nurses who are working in critical care unit. Find the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding Glasgow coma scale among the staff nurses of critical care unit. Find association between pre-test and selected variables of planned teaching programme regarding Glasgow coma scale among the staff nurses of critical care unit.