A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Health Care Workers Regarding Chemotherapy, Its Side Effects and Management

Introduction Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body which develops when the body”˜s normal mechanism stop working. Chemotherapeutic drugs are agents of choice with powerful chemical to kill the abnormal proliferative growth of abnormal cells in human body. Chemotherapeutic administration is a sensitive domain in nursing, where little negligence may leads to adverse consequences for patients and health care workers. So assessment of knowledge is crucial to lay down some strategies to tackle these side effects efficiently to achieve optimum level of health with disabilities. Material and methods A quantitative approach with descriptive research design was adopted for 50 study subjects in Guru Gobind Singh Medical Hospital, Faridkot by purposive sampling techniques. A self structured knowledge questionnaire was selected to assess the knowledge of study subjects. Results The study result revealed that 54 27 health care workers had good knowledge and 46 23 health care workers had average knowledge regarding chemotherapy, its side effects and management. Results shown that statically non significant association with socio demographic variables. Harmeet Kaur | Manpreet Kaur | Kushanpreet Kaur | Jasmine Kaur "A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Health Care Workers Regarding Chemotherapy, Its Side Effects and Management" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55168.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/medicine/nursing/55168/a-descriptive-study-to-assess-the-knowledge-of-health-care-workers-regarding-chemotherapy-its-side-effects-and-management/harmeet-kaur