“To Generate and Establish Efficacy of Training Protocol for Nurses Regarding Intravenous Administration of Chemotherapeutic Agents.”

Abstract

Introduction: According to Cancer statistics India, every year, new cancer are patients registered over 11, 57,294 lakhs. 30-35 % of patients are undergoing chemotherapy in India.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to generate and establish efficacy of training protocol for nurses regarding intravenous administration of chemotherapeutic agents.

Objectives: The Objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge and skill of nurses regarding intravenous administration of chemotherapeutic agents in control and experimental group and generate a training protocol for augmenting knowledge and skill and associate the findings with selected demographic variables.

Material and Methods:160 nurses of were included in this study from Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital (AVBRH) Sawangi Meghe, Wardha. Using 2 arm parallel randomized design the nurses were included in control and experimental group, consisting of 80 nurses per group. Training was provided to the nurses on administration of chemotherapy, post training assessment done after 1 and 3-month time period.

Result: Improvement in knowledge and skill in experimental group as compared to control group was seen.

Conclusion: The results of the current study proved the efficacy of intravenous chemotherapy training protocol in improving the knowledge and skill of nurses working in the oncology ward.