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Vijesh Patel
Shital Waghmare
Assess the Effectiveness of Information Booklet on the Knowledge and Practices Regarding Chemotherapy Administration Among Staff Nurses Vijesh Patel1* and Shital Waghmare2 1Apollo Institute of Nursing, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 2Assistant Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Pune, Maharashtra Greentree Group Received: 10.04.2015 Edited : 20.04.2016 Accepted: 09.05.2016 Published: 16.05.2016 J Nur Today _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vijesh and Shital 2016 Greentree Group © IJAPC J Nur Today 2016 Vol. 1 Issue 1 www.jolnt.com 48 [e ISSN 2456-1630] The present study aim to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on the knowledge and practices regarding chemotherapy administration among staff nurses working in chemother apy department Specific Objectives (1) To assess the knowledge and practices regarding chemotherapy administration before and after administration of information booklet among staff nurses working in chemotherapy department of selected hospitals of Pune. (2) To compare the pre test and post test score of knowledge and practices regarding chemotherapy administration among staff nurses working in chemotherapy department of selected hospitals of Pune. (3)To associate the Demographic variable with of knowledg e and practices regarding chemotherapy administration among staff nurses working in chemotherapy department of selected hospitals of Pune. The researcher adopted quasi experimental design (pre test post test design) research . Sample comprised of 30 staff n urses. Setting for the study was selected hospitals of Pune . Sampling technique used for the study was convened sampling technique. After obtaining permission from the concerned authority and informed consent from the samples, the investigator administered the tool. The tool was divided into three sections: Section A: Demographic variables Section B: Self-structured questionnaire Section C: Check list Data collected were analyzed and interpreted in terms of objectives of the study by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Major findings On the basis of frequency and percentage wise distribution of knowledge and practices about chemotherapy administration in staff nurses, it was found that majority 63.3% of them average score in knowledge and 100% of them were average score in practice. In the posttest, all of 100% of them were good knowledge score and 100% of them were good practice score. Thus null hypothesis was accepted and H 1 was rejected. Based on these findings recommendations were given for future research.
Keywords: Knowledge, Practices, Chemotherapy and Information Booklet