Sevim Celik
Bülent Ecevit University,Turkey
Title: The perceptıons of nursıng care in the preoperatıve and postoperatıve perıod at the patıents who hospıtalızed wıth the dısc hernıa
Biography
Biography: Sevim Celik
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of nursing care in the preoperative and postoperative period at the patients who hospitalized with disc hernia.
Methods: This study was designed as a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 108 patients with cervical and lombar disc hernia, admitted to the neurosurgery unit, Zonguldak, Turkey. This study was carried out between April 2015 and April 2016. Data were collected by using personal information form and Turkish version of Caring Behaviors Inventory-24. Participants considered the nurses' behaviors to be indicative of caring in each of the 4 areas measured-assurance, knowledge/skills, respectfulness, and connectedness. Data were evaluated by using descriptive statistical methods, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA and Kruskal- Wallis tests.
Results: About 62.5% (n=5) of nurses working at the neurosurgery had bachelor’s degree. Nurses were worked between 1 and 28 years. Patients’ mean age was 48.53 ± 1.08 and 51.9% of them were male, and 51.9% had an elementary school. Most of the patients had lombar disc hernia (78.7%). Patients had an mean 6.85±4.41days stay in the hospital. About 81% of patients thought that adequate nursing care is given. On a scale of 1 to 6, inventory mean score was 5.46 ±0.79 in the preoperative period and was 5.63 ±0.65 in the postoperative period for perceptions of nursing care among the patients. It was obtained higher scores in the knowledge/skills subscale (5.72 ±0.74) and lower scores in the connectedness subscale (5.12 ±0.94) in the preoperative period. Also, in the postoperative period, it was obtained higher scores in the knowledge/skills subscale (5.84±0.58) and lower scores in the connectedness subscale (5.32 ±0.92). It was determined that demographic characteristics were not associated with perception of nursing care of patients. (p>0.05). The perceptions of nursing care of patients positive increased significantly in the postoperative period (p=0.000).
Conclusion: This study showed that none of patients demographic characteristics correlated with their perceptions of care. Patients perceived nurses’ caring behaviors on neurosurgery unit as positive both in the preoperative period and in the postoperative period