Effectiveness of An Educational Program on Nurse’s’ knowledge about Nutritional Status of Children with Leukemia at Hematology Center in Medical City

Background: Leukemia is the most frequent malignancy in children, accounting for 30% of all cancer occurrences in this age group. Although there are some links between environmental and host variables, the majority of childhood leukemia cases are random. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and chronic myelogenous leukemia are the three primary subtypes of leukemia (CML). The most prevalent subtype is ALL, which accounts for around 80% of cases. Aim: Assess the impact of an educational program on nurses' comprehension of the dietary needs of children with leukemia. Examine the relationship between nurses' comprehension of nutritional status for children with leukemia and demographic factors like age (gender, age, level of education) Methodology: For this descriptive study, the object-analytical sample was chosen at random from the 40 nurses working in the Hematology Center Pediatric Unit at Medical City. The questionnaire was constructed to collect data, and from 10th of May/2021 to 15th of August/2021, a study was conducted to evaluate a pilot questionnaire question set. In SPSS version 18, descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) as well as deductive statistics (Chi-Square test) were used to examine the data (21). Results: The study found that female participants in the study sample outnumbered men by a margin of (57.5) percent, with the majority of the sample (57.5%) being over 34 years old (37.5 percent). The majority of the sample members are graduates of the institutions, and the overall score of nursing knowledge was moderate (52.5%). (1.53). In addition. There is a link between nurses' knowledge and their degree of education. Conclusion: The females of sample study are more than males, it is (57.5 %) females and (42.5 %) males. The highest percentage of age group (34 and more) years, (37.5 %) of the study sample, and the nurse's educational level is institution it (52.5 %).