International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 8 Issue 1
2017 (January - March)
Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on safe handling of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses
Cancer is a group of disease characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Chemotherapy drugs are one of the treatment modalities in cancer treatment. Planned teaching programmes about cancer and safe handling of chemotherapeutic drugs provide the nurses to safeguard themselves as well as patients. a pre-experimental design, was used to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on safe handling of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses in oncology ward. 30 samples were selected by using convenient sampling technique. The investigator assessed the Pretest level of knowledge by using questionnaire. Then the nurses were administered planned teaching programme regarding safe handling of chemotherapy drugs. After that 7 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan day post test was conducted. The Data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results shows there is a difference in the level of knowledge before and after administration of planned teaching programme, it was statistically significant at (p lessThan 0.001) (SPASS 21 version) The study concludes that planned teaching programme effective in improving the nurses knowledge in administering chemotherapy drugs.
K.KARPAGAM, DR.P.MANGALAGOWRI AND DR.S.ARUNA
Cancer,Chemotherapy, Planned teaching programme, Safe handling, Modalities
180-184