Effectiveness of an Education Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice toward Nursing Management for Patients with Leukemiawho are Undergoing Chemotherapy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Pre-experimental design, using one group pretest-posttestdesign, is conducted to determine the effectiveness of an education program on nurses’ knowledge and practice for patients with leukemia who are undergoing chemotherapy. The study was conducted for the period from October 25th, 2018 to April 29th, 2019. The study included a purposive sample of nurses who deliver a bedside care to patients with leukemia. The study sample included (20) male and (20) female nurses. Self-report questionnaire is constructed. It encompasses (5) parts, first part deals with nurses’ socio-demographic characteristics, Part II Nurses’ Knowledge about Leukemia, Part III Nurses’ Knowledge about chemotherapy and Its Side Effects Part IV Nurses’ Knowledge about Nursing Management, Part V Observational Checklist for Nurses’ Practice. Results: The study findings indicate that there are significant differences between (pre and post1-post2) regarding (nurses’ knowledge and practice for patients with leukemia). Recommendations: The researchers recommend specific training courses for nurses with exam to get the benefit and to have effect on the oncology nurses’ knowledge and practice, oncology nurses must have a specific pre–oncology educational courses before participation in the oncology ward.