Status of Surgical Clinic Nurses' Recording of Care Interventions in the Early Postoperative Period
Aim: This study was planned to determine the recording of care interventions by nurses working in surgical clinics in the early postoperative period. Method: This descriptive study was conducted between October and November 2023 with 221 nurses working in the surgical clinics of three training and r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association of Nurse Managers
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-92679 |
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| Summary: | Aim: This study was planned to determine the recording of care interventions by nurses working in surgical clinics in the early postoperative period.
Method: This descriptive study was conducted between October and November 2023 with 221 nurses working in the surgical clinics of three training and research hospitals providing tertiary health care services in Istanbul province. Data were collected through the ‘sociodemographic data collection form' and ‘performing and recording postoperative nursing interventions' forms.
Results: Among the interventions performed by surgical nurses in the early postoperative period, the most common was the assessment of vital signs (100%) and the least common was the assessment of the patient's skin temperature, humidity and colour (81.9%). In the study, it was determined that 100% of the surgical nurses applied the interventions of ‘monitoring postoperative vital signs' and ‘respiratory assessment and providing oxygen support if necessary' and recorded them in each application. It was determined that there was no standard between the application frequencies of other nursing interventions and that they were not recorded as often as the application was performed.
Conclusion: Deficiencies were found in the frequency of application and recording of care interventions by surgical nurses. Nurse observation forms should be specialised for surgical clinics and a recording area should be created for each intervention. |
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| ISSN: | 2149-018X |