Patients' and nurses' knowledge and understanding of laparoscopic surgery
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Authors
Bhagirathee, Pravina Devi
Issue Date
2013-06
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Laparoscopic surgery , Pre-operative , Intra-operative , Post-operative , Complications , Informed consent , Ward nurses , Theatre nurses , Patient education
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Abstract
A quantitative descriptive study was conducted to establish professional nurses’ and
patients’ knowledge and understanding of laparoscopic surgery and to determine
whether nurses are sufficiently knowledgeable to disseminate adequate information
about laparoscopic surgery to patients. Two state hospitals based in KwaZulu-Natal
where laparoscopic surgery is done were selected and the respondents were selected
through convenience sampling. Data were collected by administering questionnaires to
theatre nurses (n=39), ward nurses (n=87) and patients (n=42) scheduled for
laparoscopic surgery.
The SPSS version 15 for Windows was used to compute the results. The findings
revealed that the professional nurses were not sufficiently knowledgeable about
laparoscopic surgery to give adequate information to patients and the patients
themselves were not fully informed about all aspects of laparoscopic surgery including
the possibility of conversion to open surgery, complications and advantages and after
care. There is therefore a dire need for improvement of patient education to assist
patients gaining optimal recovery
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Citation
Bhagirathee, Pravina Devi (2013) Patients' and nurses' knowledge and understanding of laparoscopic surgery, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/11968>