This study is a single-group quasi-experimental study designed to evaluate a structured port catheter training program for nurses. The intervention consists of theoretical instruction and practical demonstration on port catheter care and management. Nurses will participate in the training program and undergo assessments at predefined time points before and after the intervention to evaluate changes in knowledge related to port catheter care.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
Condition (as posted)
Mapped entity
Match
Confidence
Nursing Care
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UNRESOLVED
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Nursing Education
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UNRESOLVED
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Port Catheter
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UNRESOLVED
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Interventions
Interventions (1)
Intervention
Type
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Port Catheter Care Training
Behavioral
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
type
EXPERIMENTAL
label
Nurse Training Group
description
Nurses receiving port catheter care training. Pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up knowledge assessments were conducted to evaluate training effectiveness.
interventionNames
Behavioral: Port Catheter Care Training
Primary outcomes (1)
measure
Changes in nurses' knowledge levels
timeFrame
Before training, immediately after training, and 30 days after training
description
Knowledge score measured using a structured Port Catheter Care Knowledge Test consisting of 32 items. Total scores range from 0 to 32, with higher scores indicating higher knowledge levels.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
Sex
All
Minimum age
18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Nurses working in the internal medicine and oncology units of a Training and Research Hospital,
* 18 years of age and older,
* Actively involved in care processes related to port catheterization,
* Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research,
* Participating in the entire training program and completing all evaluation stages (pre-test, post-test, 30-day evaluation).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Nurses who were unable to participate in the research due to leave, sick leave, or temporary assignments,
* Nurses who did not attend the entire training program or who failed to complete any assessment phase (pre-test, post-test, 30-day assessment),
* Nurses working in units not directly related to port catheterization.
References
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