Assessment of Oncology Nurses Perception Regarding Uterine Cancer

Background: Uterine Cancer is the most common of the female reproductive tract. Aim: The current Study aimed to assess of oncology nurse’s perception regarding uterine cancer. Design: A descriptive research design was used to conduct the study. Setting: The study was conducted in oncology unit at Arab contractors Medical Center. Sample: A convenient sample of 86 nurses working at the oncology unit at Arab contractors Medical Center. Tools of Data Collection: two tools. first tool A structured Self-Administered Questionnaire, to assess oncology nurses’ knowledge regarding uterine cancer. second tools Nurses attitude regarding uterine cancer, to assess oncology nurses' attitude regarding uterine cancer. Results: About 55.8% of nurses had  knowledge regarding causes of uterine cancer in comparison to 55.8% of them had knowledge regarding diagnosis of uterine cancer  . About 62.8of studied nurses had disagree attitude regarding hysterectomy as result of cancer loses the women s sense of her femininity and 66.3% of studied nurses had disagree attitude regarding poverty may lead to uterine cancer uterine cancer. Conclusion: More than half of the studied oncology nurses had satisfactory knowledge while, less than half of them had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding uterine cancer. Nearly three quarter of the studied oncology nurses had positive attitude regarding uterine cancer while, more than one quarter of them had negative attitude regarding uterine cancer., there was a highly significant positive correlation between total attitude score and total knowledge score regarding uterine cancer. Recommendations: Intensive oncology course must be revised and the issues of uterine malignancy must be integrated in the course before starting work at hospital.