A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AMONG B.SC. NURSING PART III STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGES OF NURSING, KOTA (RAJ)

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) collectively make up the condition known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). The incidence of VTE is 10% to 20% in general medical patients, 20% to 50% in patients who have had a stroke, and up to 80% in critically ill patients. The extent of the problem is underestimated, possibly because DVT and PE are often clinically silent. It is estimated that as many as 30% of patients hospitalized with VTE develop long-term post thrombotic complications. Hospital stays are shorter, which means that the majority of symptomatic thromboembolic complications in surgical patients occur after hospital discharge.