Nurses’ Knowledge about Care of Children with Malignant Solid Tumors at Oncology Center in Al-Hussain Medical City in Holy Karbala

Abstract

Background: The malignant solid tumor is one of the problems facing the early childhood and the common types of malignant solid tumors are (lymphomas, nephroblastoma (Wilm’s tumors), neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, bone tumors, Ewing’s sarcoma family of tumors and soft tissue sarcom).

Aims of the study: Assessing the nurses' knowledge regarding children with malignant solid tumors and find out the relationship between the nurses' knowledge about solid tumor and their socio-demographic data.

Methodology: Descriptive study dealt with object-analytical sample randomly of the 40 nurses working in the oncology center in Al-Hussain Medical City in Holy Karbala. The questionnaire was designed to gather information. And this study conducted to test a mini questionnaire questions through the period 19th / September / 2020 to 15th / March / 2021). Data was analyzed by applying descriptive statistics (repetition and percentage) and deductive statistics (Chi-Square test) SPSS version (20).

Results: The study has shown that female participants in the study sample more than males, and the percentage (57.5 %) and over the sample aged more than 34 years, and the proportion (37.5%). And more sample members are graduates of the institutes, and the proportion (52%), the total score of nurse's knowledge was moderate.

Conclusion: The study concludes that there is low level (33.3%) of knowledge assessment toward malignant solid tumors of children at the pre-test in the both group. The results show the implementation of the educational program at a high level of nurses knowledge post-test 1reprsented (81.24%) and post-test 2 represented (87.93 %) for the study group regarding malignant solid tumors.

Recommendations: The study recommended the necessity of developing continuous educational programs to educate and train nurses regarding malignant solid tumors.