Sickle cell crisis, or vaso-occlusive crisis, is a painful complication of sickle cell disease that occurs in adolescents and adults, which is considered the most common reason these patients seek medical attention in an emergency room. Despite the high prevalence of sickle cell disease in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, there hasn't been a study looking at nursing students' knowledge about sickle cell disease and home management and prevention of vaso-occlusive crises associated with sickle cell disease. Most of those focused on the investigation of the public, parents of children with sickle cell disease, school students, and patients with sickle cell disease.
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