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Background: Childhood cancer has a significant impact on pediatric medicine. Nausea and vomiting are common problems during chemotherapy cycles. It sometimes last for several days after the chemotherapy treatment stops, but the effects of chemotherapy vary with each child and depend on the dose the child receives. Without effective prophylaxis, severe and protracted nausea and vomiting may result in dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, and increased frequency of hospitalization. The primary factor influencing the severity and frequency of CINV is the emetic potential (emetogenicity) of the individual cytotoxic agent. The emetic potential refers as the intrinsic capacity of a chemotherapy agent to produce an emetic episode in a patient receiving the agent. Aim and objective: A study was planned to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture on chemotherapy induced nausea vomiting (CINV) in children. And associate the level of CINV with selected clinical variables in childrens. Material and method: A Quasi experimental pre and posttest control group design used for this study. The study was conducted on 70 the children with CINV from a selected hospital. The data gathering technique used was non probability purposive sampling. Results: The analysis and interpretation revealed that there is statistically significant reduction in the CINV level in the experimental group would be beneficial to create awareness among the health team members and the caregivers to apply acupressure as a standard of care. Conclusion: The finding of the study showed that, the experimental group would be beneficial to create awareness among the health team members and the caregivers to apply acupressure as a standard of care.