Effect of Designing Nursing Training Program on Nurses to Minimize Patients' Complications of Chemotherapy Extravasation

Galal, Heba Sayed Mohammed; Mohamed, Zienab Abd-El-lateef; Azer, Sahra Zaki; Khallaf, Salah Mabrouk

doi:10.21608/asnj.2023.208982.1582

Effect of Designing Nursing Training Program on Nurses to Minimize Patients' Complications of Chemotherapy Extravasation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Master Degree of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut, Egypt.

² Professor of Medical, Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

³ Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

10.21608/asnj.2023.208982.1582

Abstract

Background: Extravasation is a severe complication during infusion of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Aims of this study are to assess nurse' knowledge and practice about chemotherapy extravasation, designing and implementing nursing training program and evaluate effect of designing nursing training program on nurses to minimize patients' complications of chemotherapy extravasation. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design (Pre-post test) was used to conduct this study. Setting: Internal medical oncology departments and one day administration chemotherapy clinic at South Egypt Cancer Institute. Sample: A convenience sample including (40) nurses and (150) patients pre & (150) patients post implementation of designing nursing training program. Tools: Pre/post structured questionnaire for assessment nurses knowledge and observational checklist sheet for assessment nurses practice were used, designing nursing training program for minimizing complications of chemotherapy extravasation and pre/post Patient's assessment sheet to evaluate outcome of nursing training program. Results: The majority of studied nurses' ages were 20 to less than 40 years old and didn't attain any training program related chemotherapy extravasation, marked improvement in nurses’ knowledge, practice post implementation of The designing nursing training program with statistically significant differences P. value <0.001**. Conclusion: The designing nursing training program had statistically significant improvement on nurses' knowledge, practice and minimized patients' complications of chemotherapy extravasation.

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