A Scenario: How Much Trainee Nurses Knows about the Breast Cancer and Breast Self Examination?

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

The idea for this study came to the mind of the authors by spate of incidences in which the aggrieved mob destroyed the health as property of the individual day by day by decreasing, the ignorance of detecting the both breast can maximize the chances of death after breast cancer. Study is to assess knowledge regarding breast cancer and breast self examination among trainee nurses of college with a view to prepare health education programme at Moradabad. Objectives are, To assess knowledge regarding breast cancer, breast self examination and prepare health education programme among nursing students of a college.The research approach selected for this study is a descriptive approach as per the nature of the study. The research design is based on descriptive research non experimental survey method. The population of present study comprises of first year and second year students of college of Nursing, sample is trainee nurses, sample size is 37. The sample was collected by using convenient method. Knowkedge for breast cancer percentage of good knowledge is 25%. Average Knowledge is 31.25%. Poor knowledge score is 43.75%. Knowledge for breast self examination, Good knowledge score is 15.62%. Average knowledge is 28.12%. Poor knowledge score is 56.25%.

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Mrs. Farha Azmi

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Mrs. Farha Azmi (2015). A Scenario: How Much Trainee Nurses Knows about the Breast Cancer and Breast Self Examination?. Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 3(2), 4338-4343. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-210791