Comparison among with Nursing Records, Nursing Intervention Priority Perceived by Nurse and Nursing Intervention Frequency of General Surgery Department.
- Author:
Eun Hee CHOI
1
;
Ji Yeong SE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Yeungnam College of Science & Technology, Korea. eh5472@ync.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
General surgery;
Nursing
- MeSH:
Nursing Records;
Patient Education as Topic;
Perfusion;
Risk Management
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2009;21(3):349-354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine core nursing intervention in nursing records and to compare perceived nursing intervention priority and nursing intervention frequency of general surgery department. METHODS: Subjects were 70 nurses who work in the general surgery department. Data was collected using a nursing intervention classification and analyzed by frequency and mean. RESULTS: The most frequent nursing interventions of nursing records were orderly risk management, coping assistance, tissue perfusion management, skin/wound management and nutrition support. Important nursing interventions were tissue perfusion management, respiratory management, electrolyte acid-base management, elimination, peri-operative care. The most frequent nursing interventions were drug management, peri-operative care, risk management, tissue perfusion management, patient education. CONCLUSION: This study found that nursing records were different from intervention priority and nursing frequency. So further study is needed for finding focused intervention of specific subjects and differences with priority of nursing and frequency of nursing.
