A study to assess the level of knowledge regarding umbilical cord stem cell banking among staff nurses at selected Hospitals of Haridwar Uttrakhand

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding umbilical cord stem cell banking among staff nurses at selected Hospitals of Haridwar Uttrakhand A non-experimental research design was used assess the knowledge regarding umbilical cord stem cell banking among staff nurses. The sample consists of 104 staff nurses of selected hospitals who were available at the time of study. Purposive sampling technique was used for selection of samples. The data was collected using self-structured questionnaire. Results depicted that majority of staff nurses had inadequate knowledge regarding umbilical cord stem cell banking. The mean knowledge score was found to be 16.5±6.16. The results also indicated knowledge of staff nurses was found to be significant with years of experience of staff nurses. Hence the study concluded that knowledge of staff nurses were influenced by years’ experience.