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cancer leading global health challenge increasing morbidity mortality nigeria cancer leads 100000 new cases 70000 deaths annually resourceconstrained countries nigeria registered nurses rns provide oncology care lack specialty education oncology nursing care nigerian nurses largest portion healthcare workforce play key role improving oncology care study aimed assess rns knowledge willingness ability perform tasks related chemotherapy administration symptom management assess current practices identify available resources identify gaps rns knowledge oncology care descriptive correlational institutional review board irbapproved study conducted using modified knowledge attitudes practice questionnaire questionnaire adapted organizational readiness change assessment principle investigator pi adopted role observer witness accurate picture nursing practice obafemi awolowo university teaching hospital oauth identify gaps education knowledge around oncology nursing care research electronic data capture database developed using paperformatted questionnaires exported excel statistical analysis study supports findings literature highlighting nurses working oncology units lack specialized oncology training leads gaps knowledge practice questionnaire responses clinical observations oauth support rns willingness learn skills related oncology nursing care nurses selfaware learn prepare administer chemotherapy 90 nurses reported ongoing chemotherapy training program would helpful oauth identifying gaps education knowledge oncology care identifying available resources oncology training program could developed nurses working oncology units oauth nigerian hospitals leading improved oncology patient care outcomes