Background: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for clients with end stage of kidney disease. Kidney transplantation allows the recipient to enjoy a much less restricted life style. The care for the clients undergoing renal transplantation is complex and specialized standard post-operative nursing interventions are applicable with the added consideration of assessing for signs of rejection and prevention of infection
Objective: To assess the level of knowledge regarding postoperative care of patients with kidney transplantation among staff nurses and nursing students in Narayana Medical College and Hospital.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross sectional design and convenient sampling technique was followed which included 30 samples. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done with SPSS.
Results: Shows that with regard to level of knowledge regarding post-operative care of patients with kidney transplantation among staff nurses 2(13.3%) had inadequate knowledge, 12(80%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 1(6.7%) had adequate knowledge. Among nursing students 3(20%) had inadequate knowledge, 6(40%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 6(40%) had adequate knowledge.
Conclusions: The present study concluded that comparing the level of knowledge between staff nurses and nursing students, nursing students have adequate level of knowledge than staff nurses regarding post-operative care of patients with kidney transplantation.
Key words: Kidney Transplant, Post operative care.
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