Clinical application of comprehensive defecation management on female inpatients with mental illness / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of comprehensive defecation management on female inpatients with mental illness. Methods By setting up an integrated defecation management team, formulating defecation management system and process, organizing knowledge training on defecation management, nurses used Constipation Assessment Scale(CAS) and Bristol Stool Form Scale(BSFS) to evaluate defecation to screen key patients, then implement standardized defecation management to the patients. Results Patients'satisfaction with comprehensive defecation management was 97.14％(34/35). The risk assessment rate of constipation was 100％, 35 cases with high risk of constipation and 13 cases with high risk of intestinal obstruction were jointly managed by nurses, family members of the patients and doctors. Patients' defecation disorder was improved. Conclusions Comprehensive defecation management improves defecation disorder, reduces the incidence of constipation and intestinal obstruction, improves patient'satisfaction, strengthens the role of nurses in defecation management, and promotes professional development of nursing.