Knowledge of safe handling, administration, and waste management of chemotherapeutic drugs among oncology nurses working at Khartoum Oncology Hospital, Sudan

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Abdelgayoom Alhag Warsha Sargidy¹  Amira Yahia³  Mehrunnisha Ahmad³  Adel Abdalla⁴  Suhail Naser Khalil¹  Sharifa Alasiry³  Mohammad Abu Shaphe⁶  Shabir Ahmad Mir⁷  Faizan Z. Kashoo⁸ 

[1]Emergency Department, Erada and Mental Health Complex

[2]Department of Nursing, Khartoom Hospital

[3]Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University

[4]Nursing Science Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University

[5]Nursing Department, Sinnar University, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

[6]Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University

[7]Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University

[8]Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University

关键词: Nursing;    Oncology;    Drug adminstration;    Knowledge;    Safe handling;    Chemotherapy;    Cancer therapy;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.14173

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionKnowledge of chemotherapeutic drug (CD) handling, administration, and waste disposal are important among nurses involved in cancer therapy. Inadequate knowledge of the management of CD could cause environmental contamination and potential harm to patients and nurses. To assess the knowledge of safe handling, administration, and waste management of CD among oncology nurses working at Khartoum Oncology Hospital, Sudan.MethodsA questionnaire was developed by a team of experts to assess the knowledge in three domains of oncology nursing practice (handling, administration, and disposal). The study involved 78 oncology nurses working in Khartoum Oncology Hospital in Sudan from April 2020.ResultsThe mean CD knowledge score of nurses was 12.7 ± 3.9 out of 26 items in the questionnaire. For each domain, their knowledge showed poor scores related to safe handling (mean = 2.0 ± 1.5 out of eight knowledge items) and good scores for administration (mean = 6.2 ± 1.7 out of 10) and poor scores for waste disposal (mean = 4.4 ± 1.5 out of eight). Simple linear regression indicated that education level (β = 3.715, p = .008) and training (β = 0.969, p = .004) significantly predicted knowledge among nurses.ConclusionThere is a significant need to enhance the knowledge and safe handling skills of CD among oncology nurses in Sudan. Implementation of strict guidelines to manage cytotoxic waste to reduce health risks and hospital contamination.

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