1.1. Significance of the Study
Approximately 245.000 new cases of leukemia are diagnosed every year and approximately 21.840 death cases in the united states (Oncology Channel,2011), and in Egypt, the incidence of leukemia was reported 30% in 2008, while in 2010 it was 44.6% of Egyptian population (WHO.2011).
Nursing care for patients with leukemia in day care units, not only provides nursing care, but also focuses on providing complex care for patients such as: preparation, giving chemotherapy drugs, management of acute and chronic leukemia and psychological support for patients with leukemia. Also nursing practice, with nursing role in community health nursing , involves the same primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention focused on nursing care (American Nurses Association . 2010) .
The present study aim: to test the effect of nursing education for quality of nursing care for patient with leukemia in day care units through:
1. Assessing nurse's knowledge and performance in relation to quality of care to detect their needs.
2. Patient's satisfaction regarding the quality of nursing care.
3. Planning and implementing the nursing education program according to nurses' needs and patient's satisfaction.
4. Evaluating the quality of nursing care improvement according to their knowledge, performance and patient's satisfaction.