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Peri-operative teaching: How does a group of nurses do it?
David S Lee
Lecturer, Health Service Unit, School of Human Services, Art and Multi Media, Victoria University of Technology, Sunbury VIC
Serena S Lee
School of Nursing, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat VIC
Abstract
Studies have revealed that adequate pre-operative instructions alleviate anxiety, increase patient participation in their care and minimize the development of post-operative complications. However, other researchers have found in that there are discrepancies between nurses' perceptions of patients' pre-operative needs and patients' actual needs. The aim of this study is to gain insight into how a group of surgical ward nurses organize and implement their pre-operative teaching, and the difficulties they have encountered. It explores how a group of surgical ward nurses conduct pre-operative teaching to their patients. It has found that their training, rote learning, and the timing of patient admissions have all affected how participating nurses organize and implement their pre-operative teaching to their patients. This case study acts as an exemplar to other nurses to stimulate reflection on their own practice.
Keywords
pre-operative teaching, planning, participation, training, reflective practice
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