KNOWLEDGE OF ONCOLOGY NURSES REGARDING EXTRAVASATION RELATED CHEMOTHERAPY MANAEGEMENT

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the Knowledge of oncology nurses regarding extravasation related chemotherapy management. Methodology. A descriptive cross-sectional research study design was used. Study used purposive sampling technique. The study population was staff nurses and sample size was 140. Results. The study was descriptive cross-sectional so descriptive statistics was applied, frequency distribution was calculated, data normality was checked. The study reported that the knowledge participants with poor knowledge were 62 (42.8%), the participants with moderate knowledge were 33 (22.8%) and participants with good knowledge were 45(31.0%).  Conclusion. The study concluded that the majority of nurses having poor knowledge regarding extravasation related chemotherapy management.