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- Title
Nursing actions in the perioperative period and in preparing prostatectomy patients for discharge.
- Authors
da Mata, Luciana Regina Ferreira; Ferreira, Taciana Caldas; de Carvalho, Emilia Campos
- Abstract
Objective. To identify nursing actions in the perioperative period and in preparing prostatectomy patients for discharge. Methods. Cross-sectional, retrospective study. Data were collected from medical record of patients who underwent partial or total prostatectomy between August 2009 and August 2010 at hospitals in Divinopolis, Minas Gérais, Brazil. Results. A total of 121 patients were identified; the mean age was 67 years. The most frequent diagnosis was prostate cancer (70%). Main preoperative activities were measuring vital signs (55%), administering drugs (52%), educating patients about fasting (50%), and managing edema (45%). After surgery, the most frequent tasks were measuring vital signs (100%), measuring urine and emptying the urinary bag (100% for each), facilitating the healing of surgical wounds (77%), and evaluating Penrose drain discharge (48%). Among the 25 types of care observed, the activity that nurses performed most often for patients about to be discharged was providing education about urinary catheter manipulation (16%). Conclusion. This study identified weaknesses in care delivery for prostatectomy patients, particularly regarding home care education.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PREVENTION of surgical complications; ANALGESIA; CANCER patients; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; HOSPITALS; NURSES; NURSING; NURSING practice; NURSING assessment; OPERATING room nursing; PATIENTS; POSTOPERATIVE care; POSTOPERATIVE pain; PREOPERATIVE care; PROSTATE tumors; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL roles; SOCIAL support; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PAIN measurement; PREOPERATIVE education; PATIENT discharge instructions; CROSS-sectional method; RETROSPECTIVE studies; SURGICAL site; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEDICAL drainage
- Publication
Investigacion & Educacion en Enfermeria, 2013, Vol 31, Issue 3, p406
- ISSN
0120-5307
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17533/udea.iee.17500