A study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis among staff nurses working in selected tertiary care hospitals of Maharashtra state

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis among staff nurses working in selected tertiary care hospitals of Maharashtra state. A Cross sectional survey approach was used to assess the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis among staff nurses. A Descriptive Research Design was adopted by the investigator to assess the socio demographic profile as well as knowledge and practice of staff nurses. The investigator used a purposive sampling technique to select the study participants. To collect data, a Self-Administered Questionnaire was used among nurses. Further, the collected data were analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the research question. Majority 27(45%) of staff nurses had average knowledge and 8 (30%) had poor knowledge. The data with respect to the practice of staff nurses was collected using self-reported practice checklist, and results showed that majority had good (around 60%) practice on prevention of DVT.