• Ms. Nishi lawrence
• Ms.Reetika Williams

Background of the study: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in body. The treatment of cancer with chemotherapeutic drugs started in early 20th century. Since then chemotherapy begin to use to treat many types of cancer. Worldwide, anti-neoplastic drugs are used in the treatment of cancer. These drugs, which are administered as infusions or bolus injections, are usually prepared individually for each patient. Methods: The study was designed as a descriptive survey. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed among staff nurses using convenient sampling technique from various work areas of the Bombay hospital. Research setting. The participant were 30 nurses who worked in Icu and Wards,. Percentage calculation ,descriptive and inferential statistics were used to see the general distribution and analysis of data. Result: Total 30 Samples of staff nurses were obtained (23 female,7 male).The knowledge score mean of participants was 13.886 and standard deviation was 3.172.The P value is >4.932<2.391 and 70% of staff nurses were belong to 21-25 years age group,63.33% of staff nurses were Hindus ,53.32% of staff nurses were BSc nursing staffs,43.33% of staff nurses were having 2 years of experience and 66.66% of nurses did not attend the continuous training education. Findings- The present study shows that 66.66 % of staff nurses didn’t attend the continuous education training on preparation of chemotherapy drugs only 33.34% attended the training. The present study shows that overall mean and percentage of the knowledge score level under sub headings i.e. poor, average good. between 1-7 is 3.335% staff nurse and the knowledge score between 8-14 is 50% staff nurses the knowledge score between 15-21 is 46.67% staff nurses. 71 Conclusion- It is recommended that all nursing staffs should receive training and reinforcement should be done regarding importance on use of laminar bio safety cabinet for preparation of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses.32

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge on importance on use of laminar bio safety cabinet for preparation of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses working in Bombay hospital ,Indore.

"A descriptive study to assess the knowledge on importance on use of laminar bio safety cabinet for preparation of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses working in Bombay hospital ,Indore.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.59-62, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906592.pdf

"A descriptive study to assess the knowledge on importance on use of laminar bio safety cabinet for preparation of chemotherapy drugs among staff nurses working in Bombay hospital ,Indore.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp59-62, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906592.pdf