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PURPOSE: Preoperative education is an important part of surgical preparation. Nursing visits offer nurses the opportunity to provide personalized care. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nursing visits before laparoscopic surgery on the anxiety and pain levels of patients in the postoperative period. DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. METHODS: Data were collected from 135 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery between March and October 2019 in Istanbul. During the nursing visits, the experimental group (n = 72) was educated by the operating room nurse, while the control group (n = 63) was educated by the service nurse. Data were collected using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Visual Analog Scale. The CONSORT checklist was followed. FINDINGS: The pre-education state anxiety scores of the control and experimental groups were similar and at a moderate level (P > .05). The state anxiety score of the experimental group visited by operating room nurses decreased more than that of the control group after education (P < .001). The postoperative state anxiety and pain scores of the control and experimental groups were found to be similar (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: Visits by operating room nurses before laparoscopic surgery can be an effective method to reduce the anxiety level of patients. Obtaining the opinions of operating room nurses on care integration and organization of in-service education programs may be necessary.
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Anxiety Disorders , Anxiety , Humans , Anxiety/prevention & control , Preoperative Care/methods , PainABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: In this study we examined the donor site pain intensity of the patients who were reconstructed by split thickness skin graft (STSG) due to tissue defect. METHODS: This descriptive study was performed in a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic of a State Hospital in Istanbul. Sampling selection wasn't made, all (31) cases were studied with STSG in 2013. As data collection forms, we used Patient Information Form and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). In the analysis of the data percentage, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney-U tests were used. RESULTS: 38.71% of the patients were female and 61.29% were male. It was determined that grafting application was mostly made in the lower extremity and 61% of the patients were able to perform individual functions independently. It was observed that pain intensity increased as the donor area expanded. It was also determined that semi-dependent patients' pain intensity was higher than independent patients'. In 64.52% of the patients graft donor area was wider than 10cm². The postoperative pain intensity of the patients who were reconstructed by STSG in the lower extremity was higher than patients who were reconstructed by STSG in the upper extremity area. CONCLUSION: It was observed that the donor area pain intensity of patients was the most severe on the first day after surgery and the least severe on the sixth day after surgery. In conclusion, the pain evaluation of the donor area has to be assessed by the nurse on the first day after surgery.
