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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Implanted Port‌-A-Catheter Care for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Background: Implantable Port-A- Catheter is a vascular access device that provides direct access to large blood vessels. The device has become an integral part of daily oncology nursing clinical care, mandating a knowledgeable and competent nurse who is able to meet specific patient's needs and prevent serious complications. Aim: To assess nurses' knowledge and practice regarding implanted port-A-Catheter care for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Settings: The In-patient Medical Unit of the Damanhur Oncology Center; affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population at El-Beheira Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: All available (60) oncology nurses involved in direct implanted port­-A-catheter care for patients undergoing chemotherapy were included. Tools: two tools were used. Tool one: “Oncology Nurses' Knowledge Structured Interview Questionnaire".  Tool two: “Oncology Nurses' Practices regarding Implanted Port­-A-Catheter Care for Patients undergoing Chemotherapy Observational Checklist". Results: More than half (56.7%) of the studied nurses had fair overall knowledge level, and almost all (96.7%) of the studied nurses had poor level of practice regarding implanted Port -A-Catheter care for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Moreover, there was a positive statistical significant correlation between nurses' overall knowledge and overall practices. Conclusion: The study concluded that nurses' knowledge regarding implanted Port -A-Catheter care for patients undergoing chemotherapy were fair while their practices were poor. Recommendations: Implement in-service education program for nurses to update their knowledge and practices concerning implanted Port -A-Catheter care.

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10.21608/asalexu.2023.318351

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Implanted Port-A-Catheter, Chemotherapy, Nurses' knowledge and practice, Port-A-Catheter Nursing care

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Hadeer

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Mohamed

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Hassan

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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University

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Mervat

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Mohamed

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Abdel Fattah

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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Thoraya

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Abdelaziz

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Mohamed

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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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Narges

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Mohammed

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Mohammed

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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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25

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3

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2023-09-01

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2023-09-22

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2023-09-01

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12

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1687-3858

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ASALEXU_Volume 25_Issue 3_Pages 1-12.pdf

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Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal

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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Implanted Port‌-A-Catheter Care for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

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28 Dec 2024