Effect of Nursing Teaching Guideline on Patient Anxiety before Radical Nephrectomy at Assiut University Hospital

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1 Assistant lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut ,Egypt.

2 Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut ,Egypt

3 Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut ,Egypt

4 Assistant Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut ,Egypt.

5 Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut , Egypt

Abstract

Background: Radical nephrectomy is the standard treatment of choice for localized renal cell carcinoma. Ensuring that patients’ informational needs have been met before radical nephrectomy set the stage for successful management and improves recovery. Aims: Evaluate the effect of nursing teaching guideline on the level of anxiety before radical nephrectomy. Research design: True experimental research design (Pre-test and post-test). Setting: Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital. Patients: Sixty adult patients undergoing radical nephrectomy were distributed into two equal groups (study and control groups) 30 patients for each. Tools: (I) Patient assessment sheet, (II) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adult, and (III) The designed nursing teaching guideline for patients undergoing radical nephrectomy. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between study and control groups regarding preoperative anxiety levels (P < 0.01). Conclusion: The levels of preoperative anxiety significantly reduce associated with preoperative nursing teaching guideline provision.

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 7, Issue 19 - Serial Number 2
volume (7)no(19)supplement December 2019
December 2019
Pages 82-91

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