Nursing care of chemotherapy patients
Session
Medicine and Nursing
Description
Introduction: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells and their spread beyond their limits, which can invade other parts of the body and spread to other organs. Pain is the most predominant symptom (30%), which leads to Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer should seek help and professional health care. Chemotherapy is treatment with drugs that can destroy cancer cells.
The goal of study: Let’s explain what cancer and chemotherapy are, to understand the knowledge of nurses about chemotherapy, the awareness of nurses about the care of patients with chemotherapy and the management of side effects. To achieve the goals of the study, we used the following research questions: what do nurses know about chemotherapy, what do nurses know about their role in the care of chemotherapy patients and what are nurses' knowledge about side effects such as complications of chemotherapy
Methods: In this study, the quantitative approach was used. Hematology clinics, Oncology clinics and Pediatrics clinics - Hematology department were selected for the study. The study was conducted in the period September-October. The data for the study were collected by means of a structured questionnaire, with 60 closed questions and one open. 48 nurses working in these clinics participated in the research. The data were analyze using the statistics program (excel program). The results were presented in tables and diagrams. Frequency and percentage were used to describe the results.
Results: In general, the results obtained for the knowledge of nurses regarding chemotherapy and its application are satisfactory. We have poor results regarding the knowledge of nurses/participants regarding the effects of chemopreparations, which almost all cause alopecia, where only 56 % give correct answers. As for the routes of administration of chemotherapy, the results are very satisfactory where 98% answered correctly. For the management of complications, the results of the research show that there is a need to raise the knowledge of the participants because 48% of the participants in the study agree that only doctors are responsible for conflict management.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.177
Recommended Citation
Berisha, Drita, "Nursing care of chemotherapy patients" (2022). UBT International Conference. 179.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/179
Nursing care of chemotherapy patients
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Introduction: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells and their spread beyond their limits, which can invade other parts of the body and spread to other organs. Pain is the most predominant symptom (30%), which leads to Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer should seek help and professional health care. Chemotherapy is treatment with drugs that can destroy cancer cells.
The goal of study: Let’s explain what cancer and chemotherapy are, to understand the knowledge of nurses about chemotherapy, the awareness of nurses about the care of patients with chemotherapy and the management of side effects. To achieve the goals of the study, we used the following research questions: what do nurses know about chemotherapy, what do nurses know about their role in the care of chemotherapy patients and what are nurses' knowledge about side effects such as complications of chemotherapy
Methods: In this study, the quantitative approach was used. Hematology clinics, Oncology clinics and Pediatrics clinics - Hematology department were selected for the study. The study was conducted in the period September-October. The data for the study were collected by means of a structured questionnaire, with 60 closed questions and one open. 48 nurses working in these clinics participated in the research. The data were analyze using the statistics program (excel program). The results were presented in tables and diagrams. Frequency and percentage were used to describe the results.
Results: In general, the results obtained for the knowledge of nurses regarding chemotherapy and its application are satisfactory. We have poor results regarding the knowledge of nurses/participants regarding the effects of chemopreparations, which almost all cause alopecia, where only 56 % give correct answers. As for the routes of administration of chemotherapy, the results are very satisfactory where 98% answered correctly. For the management of complications, the results of the research show that there is a need to raise the knowledge of the participants because 48% of the participants in the study agree that only doctors are responsible for conflict management.