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Preoperative Patient Education: Perceptions and Actual Practice among Nurses Working in Surgical Units.
- Source :
- SAGE Open Nursing; 1/10/2024, p1-7, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Preoperative education is an essential nursing task that can be affected by the nurses' perception. Patients may be receiving insufficient vital information before surgery. However, the essential information that should be provided to patients undergoing surgery is not fully addressed. Objective: To assess the essential elements of preoperative information as perceived by the surgical nurses. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A convenience sample of 224 registered nurses who were working at surgical units was recruited from two hospitals. A preoperative teaching questionnaire was used. Results: Details about the operation (4.39 ± 0.61) and preoperative preparation (4.36 ± 0.61) were the most important domains of preoperative education as perceived by nurses. The results show significant differences between the perceived and actual preoperative educational practice across all domains except the preoperative preparation. Conclusions: The delivery of preoperative education could be affected by nurses' perceptions. Efforts to facilitate the implementation of effective education as perceived by nurses should be conducted by minimizing potential barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STATISTICS
NURSING
NURSES' attitudes
TEACHING methods
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology
NURSING practice
CRONBACH'S alpha
COMPARATIVE studies
PREOPERATIVE education
HOSPITAL wards
HEALTH
INFORMATION resources
NURSES
HOSPITAL nursing staff
QUESTIONNAIRES
COMMUNICATION
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL-surgical nurses
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23779608
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- SAGE Open Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174756311
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608231226090