Abstract: Objective To know nurses’ knowledge of peripherally inserted central catheter（PICC）-related thrombosis prevention and treatment in oncology departments. Methods From February to October 2018，a cross-sectional survey was conducted on 234 nurses from 7 tertiary general hospitals and 3 tertiary oncology hospitals in Henan Province. Results The average score of knowledge level of Oncology nurses in PICC-related thrombosis prevention and treatment was 57.45±17.00. The thrombosis teaching and related training were the main factors that influenced the knowledge level of nurses and two factors accounted for 29.4% of total variance. Conclusion The knowledge
level of oncology nurses about PICC-related thrombosis prevention and treatment was on the middle level. Clinical teaching and professional training are the main factors that should be encouraged to improve the knowledge level of oncology nurses

Key words: Nurses； Catheterization, Central Venous； Venous Thrombosis； Questionnaires