Quality of Nursing Care Provided to Children Undergoing Chemotherapy | ||||
| Sohag Journal of Nursing Science | ||||
| Volume 3, Issue 5, July 2024, Page 34-43 PDF (389.57 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/sjns.2024.292570.1039 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Marwa Salah  1; Manal mohamed Ahmed2; Sabra Mohamed Ahmed3
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| 1Pediatric nursing department, faculty of nursing, sohag university, sohag city, Egyt | ||||
| 2Assist.Prof of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, egypt | ||||
| 3pediatric nursing, faculty of nursing , sohag, egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The care of children with cancer is very specialized, and in order to deliver high-quality care, nurses must be educated, skilled, and committed to standard guidelines. Aim: To assess the quality of nursing care provided to children undergoing chemotherapy. Design: A descriptive design was used for this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Oncology Institution in Sohag City. Sample: A convenient sample of all available nurses (40 nurses) who are working with children undergoing chemotherapy at the Oncology Institution in Sohag City. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool (I): A personal data sheet. Tool (II): Observational checklist. Results: There was a highly statistical significant statistical positive correlation between the studied nurses assessment of the patient before administration, providing patient/caregiver education, pre-administration considerations, chemotherapy/biotherapy administration, post administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy care and quality of nursing care. Conclusion: On the light of the current study results, 75% of the studied nurses had incompetent level of quality of nursing care provided to children undergoing chemotherapy, while 25% of them had competent level of quality of nursing care provided to children undergoing chemotherapy. Recommendations: Develop training courses regarding chemotherapy administration among pediatric nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Chemotherapy; Children; Nursing; Quality of care | ||||
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