Effect of Designing Nursing Teaching Protocol on Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy to Minimize Complications of Neutropenia | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 15, December 2018, Page 24-36 PDF (605.87 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2018.107863 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Heba Sayed Mohammed1; Shalabia El-Sayed Abozead2; Salah Mabrouk Khallaf3; Asmaa Sayed Abd Almageed4 | ||||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Medical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background Patients undergoing chemotherapy are at risk of developing neutropenia that may cause life-threatening infections and death. Aim: Evaluate effect of designing nursing teaching protocol on patients undergoing chemotherapy to minimize complications of neutropenia. Design: A Pre and Post test research design was utilized. Sample: sixty adult patients undergoing chemotherapy both males and females. Setting: The study was carried out in the internal medical oncology departments and intensive care unit at South Egypt Cancer Institute. Tools: An interview questionnaire sheet for the patient, A designed nursing teaching protocol for patients undergoing chemotherapy to minimize complications of neutropenia and patient`s assessment sheet for complications of neutropenia. Results: There were highly statistically significant differences between "pre and post" application of the designed nursing teaching protocol in both all knowledge items and complications of neutropenia P<0.001. Conclusion: there were highly statistically significant differences between studied patients "pre and post" application of the designed nursing teaching protocol regarding total knowledge and complications of neutropenia. Recommendation: Tangible tools and education of patients, families and healthcare workers are keys to speedy recognition of potentially life-threatening symptoms associated with neutropenia. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Chemotherapy; Complications; Neutropenia & Nursing Teaching Protocol | ||||
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