author(s)
Jils Suresh and Rukumani J

abstract
This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis among staff nurses working in selected tertiary care hospitals of Maharashtra state. A Cross sectional survey approach was used to assess the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis among staff nurses. A Descriptive Research Design was adopted by the investigator to assess the socio demographic profile as well as knowledge and practice of staff nurses. The investigator used a purposive sampling technique to select the study participants. To collect data, a Self-Administered Questionnaire was used among nurses. Further, the collected data were analyzed in accordance with the objectives of the research question. Majority 27(45%) of staff nurses had average knowledge and 8 (30%) had poor knowledge. The data with respect to the practice of staff nurses was collected using self-reported practice checklist, and results showed that majority had good (around 60%) practice on prevention of DVT.