Determination of Nursing Practices Related to Drain Care
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease - Year 2020, Vol 30, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: Drains are frequently used for both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes during surgical procedures. Nurses have important duties in the process from insertion to removal of drain. The aim of this study was to determine the nursing practices related to drain care and to determine the problems experienced by nurses related to drain care. Method: The study was conducted as descriptive and cross-sectional. The sample of the study consisted of 120 nurses working in surgical clinics who accepted to participate in the study. The data collection form, which was created by the researchers by searching the literature, was used in the data collection. The purpose of the study was explained to the participants and their verbal and written informed consents were obtained. The nurses were asked to complete the data collection form by using face to face interview method. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.0 for Windows was used in the analysis of the data collected within the scope of the study. Statistical data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and percentage (%). Results: Of the nurses participated in the study, 98.3% were woman. The mean age of nurses was 35.90±6.38, 65% of them were married, 71.7% were undergraduates, and 38.3% had worked for 11-20 years. All of the nurses stated that they performed active and passive drain monitoring. The nurses stated that they performed drain monitoring at a frequency ranging from 10 minutes to 24 hours. The most difficult situation for the nurses was that the patients and their relatives and other healthcare personnel emptied the drains without recording. The nurses stated that the most undesirable situation in drain care was the displacement of the drain. In order to ensure the safety of the drain, 41.6% (n=50) of the nurses gave education to the patients and 23.3% stated that they performed appropriate fixation applications. Nurses are actively involved in drain care and encounter many problems in performing their duties. Conclusion: Finding solutions to problems will positively affect the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes.
Authors and Affiliations
Bediye Öztaş, Serpil Dursun, Muharrem Öztaş
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- EP ID EP684936
- DOI 10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2020.2019-11-3
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