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Blood transfusion is an art as well as a science though it comes with many risks but still it is an important life-saving procedure. Blood transfusion is a nursing procedure, assessment during the procedure is critical because of the risk of allergic reactions. Many studies had been done to assess the knowledge of nurses' role in blood transfusion and the results are varied, we conducted this study to see asses the same in Central India hospital. Aim: To assess the effect of teaching on nurses role in blood transfusion. Materials and Method: 40 staff nurses were selected with nonprobability convenient sampling technique from hospital. Tool was prepared with step by step procedure. Prior to the preparation of the tool the investigator consulted experts in the field and gathered information regarding blood transfusion, purpose, indication, contraindication, procedure, nurses role in case of transfusion reaction, standard care of guideline and nurses role of blood transfusion. Planned teaching and semi structured questionnaire was prepared. Result: We got different scores at pre and post test which was statistically significant means teaching has positive role on knowledge of nurses regarding nurse's role in blood transfusion. Conclusion: Planned teaching can be an effective tool for improving the knowledge of the nurse regarding blood transfusion.