Effect of designed nursing guidelines on anxiety level of patients undergoing Electroencephalogram

Mohamed, Faten Shawky; Shehata, Ghaydaa Ahmed; AbdAlmageed., Asmaa Sayed

doi:10.21608/asnj.2014.58687

Effect of designed nursing guidelines on anxiety level of patients undergoing Electroencephalogram"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Head nurse in Assuit University student's Hospital, Assiut university, Egypt.

² Assistant Professor of Neurology,Faculty of Medicine,Neurology and PsychiatrDepartment,Assiut University, Egypt.

³ Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing , Faculty of Nursing , Adult Nursing Department Assiut university, Egypt.

10.21608/asnj.2014.58687

Abstract

Aim of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of designed nursing guidelines on anxiety level for patient undergoing EEG procedure Patients and Methods Aquasi-experimental study design was utilized in this study; hypothesis were formulated : The knowledge score for patients whom take designed nursing guidelines was higher than who didn't take. (2)The anxiety level for patients whom take guideline will be better than patient’s who didn't take the sample was ( 60) adult patients from both sex who were admitted in electroencephalogram unit at hospital . Two Tools were used interview Patients assessment questionnaire, and anxiety scale. Results showed a significant difference was found between the two groups as regard patient’s knowledge about EEG procedure in all items. A significant difference was found between the two groups regarding level of anxiety It was concluded that, level of knowledge for patients whom take designed nursing guidelines was higher than who didn't take any designed nursing guidelines also level of anxiety was lower in patients whom take designed nursing guidelines about EEG procedure. Recommendation each patient is given booklet included nursing guidelines about EEG procedure, preparation before and during procedure and illustrate after procedure.

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