Assess effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge of intravenous chemotherapy among nurses in selected hospitals of Pune city

Abstract

Introduction: Every year new cancer patient registered is over 11, 57,294 lakhs. Estimated number of people living with the disease is around 2.25million. Chemotherapy is often given for a specific period of time, such as 6 months or a year. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge of nurses regarding intravenous administration of chemotherapy. Method: Pre experimental study design was adopted using 100 nurses. Structured teaching program was provided to the participants working in chemotherapy wards on the second day. Post-test was taken after14 days of administering structured teaching program. Results: The findings of the study suggested nurses have average knowledge level regarding intravenous chemotherapy. 90% of nurses had average knowledge score (8-15), 5% of nurses had poor knowledge score and 5% had good knowledge score. In post-test 100% of nurses had good knowledge score (16-22). This indicates that the structured teaching program was effective. There was no association of selected demographic variables with knowledge level. Conclusion: The oncology nurses need to be provided with more of in-service programs with emphasis on increase in their knowledge and skills.