ABSTRACT: 

Objective: Tonsillectomy is the most common surgery in the field of ENT. Pain is the most common post tonsillectomy complaint. Considering the importance of nursing cares in relieving post-surgery pain in general and post-tonsillectomy pain in particular, this study is conducted To assess Nurses knowledge towards nursing care of tonsillectomy in children and To find out the relationship between the Nurses knowledge and their selected demographic variables of age ,gender, level of education, years of experience, and training session.
Methods: A Non-probability purposive sample of ( 120) nurses who are working in the operation rooms, surgical units and Ear, nose and throat units in these hospitals .The study was carried out from January 1st, 2023 up to April 28th, 2023. Conclusion: there are high significant relationship between the nurses’ age, hospital and their knowledge related to nursing care of children with tonsillectomy and there is a non-significant relationship with the remaining demographic and clinical data.

KEYWORDS:

knowledge, tonsillectomy, children.

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