Hussein, S., Sayed Salem,, A., Ahmed, A., Azer., S. (2015). Developing Post-Operative Nursing Care Standards for Patient's Undergoing Cystectomy for Cancer Patients. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3(5.0), 162-169. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.182474
Shaimaa Abd El-Hameid Hussein; Ahmed Awad Sayed Salem,; Amal Mohammed Ahmed; Sahra Zaki Azer.. "Developing Post-Operative Nursing Care Standards for Patient's Undergoing Cystectomy for Cancer Patients". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3, 5.0, 2015, 162-169. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.182474
Hussein, S., Sayed Salem,, A., Ahmed, A., Azer., S. (2015). 'Developing Post-Operative Nursing Care Standards for Patient's Undergoing Cystectomy for Cancer Patients', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3(5.0), pp. 162-169. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.182474
Hussein, S., Sayed Salem,, A., Ahmed, A., Azer., S. Developing Post-Operative Nursing Care Standards for Patient's Undergoing Cystectomy for Cancer Patients. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2015; 3(5.0): 162-169. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.182474
Developing Post-Operative Nursing Care Standards for Patient's Undergoing Cystectomy for Cancer Patients
1Head nurse at South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant Professor of Medical.Surgical Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University, Egypt.
4Lecturer of Adult Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt .
Abstract
Abstract Aims: To assess nurses knowledge and practice regarding cystectomy patients and develop postoperative nursing care standards for patients undergoing cystectomy at South Egypt Cancer Institute. Subject & Methods Descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Sample: A convenient sample of (60) nurses male and female working in surgical oncology department. The tools were utilized for data collection includes the following: Nurse's knowledge questionnaire, Nurses practice observation checklist, and Construction of standard of nursing care: Post-operative nursing care standards. Results: The majority of nurses are female (86.7%), more than half of nurses their age ranged from 20 >30 years (71.7%), and had diploma of nursing (70.0%). The majority of nurses are married (80.0%) and no had attended training programs (80.0%, 95.0 % respectively). More than two third of nurses (55.0%) years of experience from 5-10 years. Conclusions: Nurses` knowledge and practice regarding postoperative nursing care standards for patients undergoing cystectomy in surgical oncology department at South Egypt Cancer Institute are inadequate that necessitate developing nursing care standards for such group of patients. Recommendation: Nurses are needs for in-service training programs and refreshing courses to improve their knowledge which will reflect into their practice regarding postoperative nursing care standards while working with patients.