Mohamed, N., Abdel Rahman, M., Hussein, A. (2015). Cataract: Effect of designed nursing guidelines on patients to minimize postoperative complications. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3(5), 34-41. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58907
Neama Ahmed Mohamed; Mohamed Saad Abdel Rahman; Attyiat Hassan Hussein. "Cataract: Effect of designed nursing guidelines on patients to minimize postoperative complications". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3, 5, 2015, 34-41. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58907
Mohamed, N., Abdel Rahman, M., Hussein, A. (2015). 'Cataract: Effect of designed nursing guidelines on patients to minimize postoperative complications', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 3(5), pp. 34-41. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58907
Mohamed, N., Abdel Rahman, M., Hussein, A. Cataract: Effect of designed nursing guidelines on patients to minimize postoperative complications. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2015; 3(5): 34-41. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2015.58907
Cataract: Effect of designed nursing guidelines on patients to minimize postoperative complications
1Head nurse in Ophthalmic Department at Assiut University Hospital Egypt
2Professor of Ophthalmology Ophthalmic Department Faculty of Medicine Assiut University Egypt
3Lecturer of Medical surgical Nursing Adult Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing Assiut University Egypt.
Abstract
Cataract is the opacification of the normally clear lens of the eye. Aim: to determine the educational needs of patients with cataract, to design nursing guidelines and to evaluate the effect of designed nursing guidelines on patient outcomes. Subjects and methods: the study was conducted in the ophthalmic department at Assiut university hospital. Study design: Quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. Tools: three tools was used, tool one patient with cataract assessment, it was divided into two parts concerning: patients` socio-demographic data, assessment patient’s knowledge, tool two designed nursing guidelines, tool three post operative complications for assessment patients with cataract observation checklist. Results: the majority of both the study and control groups (60.0% and 66.7%) were female, (73.4%, 33.3%) were illiterate, (56.7% and 63.3%) were house wife, (43.3%, 60.0%) their ages were between 41-60 years of age, The results also revealed that, there was significant statistical difference between pre and post application of guidelines for the study group Conclusions: knowledge level of the study group patients after application of nursing guidelines was higher than knowledge level of control group. Recommendation: Providing a written instruction booklet is of great important for the patients before discharge to minimize postoperative complications