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April 15-16, 2019 | Frankfurt, Germany
Oncology Nursing and Cancer Care
16th International Conference on
Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume 4
Study to assess the knowledge of nurses on Neutropenia and it’s care
Shanthi Satish Nair
Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Background: Neutropenia is an abnormally
low concentration of neutrophils in the blood.
Neutropenia increases the risk of infection. Incidence
of neutropenia after chemotherapy is upto 50% in
patientswith solid tumours and>80% inpatientswith
hematological malignancies. It is the most common
dose limiting toxicity of chemotherapy and falling
neutrophil count is asymptomatic andassociatedwith
infection and can prolong hospitalization, increase
admission, mortality, and morbidity rates.
Objectives:
1. To find the level of knowledge of nurses on
Neutropenia
2. To find the level of knowledge of nurses on care
of Neutropenia
3. To find the association between years of
experience, specialization in oncology and the level
of knowledge
Descriptive study would be conducted among
nurses working in the clinical areas of TataMemorial
Hospital Mumbai and the sample consists of 50 staff
nurses. Datas would be collected by a tool which
includes demographic characteristics, knowledge on
neutropenia and the knowledge on care of patients
with neutropenia.
Speaker Biography
Shanthi Satish Nair has completed Diploma in General Nursing and
Midwifery from St. Ann’s Hospital Tamil Nadu in the year 1992. she
did her Diploma in Oncology Nursing in 1995. She also did a course
in CVAD (Central Venus Access Devices) in 2003. She Currently doing
MBA in Hospital Administration from ICFAI University. She has been
awarded in CME held at Sion Hospital Mumbai for best research paper
presentation in 2003 and received Best Clinical Nurse award in 2008
by Tata Memorial Hospital. She has presented many papers in national
conferences. Currently working in the Nursing Education as Tutor.
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