Effects of clinical nursing pathway on the surgical site wound infection in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery: A meta-analysis.

To explore the effect of clinical nursing pathway on wound infection in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. Computerised searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, Wanfang, China Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were conducted, from database inception to September 2023, on the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of application of clinical nursing pathway to patients undergoing knee and hip arthroplasty. Literature was screened and evaluated by two researchers based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data were extracted from the final included literature. RevMan 5.4 software was employed for data analysis. Overall, 48 RCTs involving 4139 surgical patients were included, including 2072 and 2067 in the clinical nursing pathway and routine nursing groups, respectively. The results revealed, compared with routine nursing, the use of clinical nursing pathways was effective in reducing the rate of complications (OR = 0.17, 95%CI: 0.14-0.21, p < 0.001) and wound infections (OR = 0.29, 95%CI: 0.16-0.51, p < 0.001), shortens the hospital length of stay (MD = -4.11, 95%CI: -5.40 to -2.83, p < 0.001) and improves wound pain (MD = -1.34, 95%CI: -1.98 to -0.70, p < 0.001); it also improve patient satisfaction (OR = 7.13, 95%CI: 4.69-10.85, p < 0.001). The implementation of clinical nursing pathways in clinical care after knee or hip arthroplasty can effectively reduce the incidence of complications and wound infections, and also improve the wound pain, while also improving treatment satisfaction so that patients can be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.

Effects of clinical nursing pathway on postoperative satisfaction and quality of life of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Objective: To explore the effects of clinical nursing pathway (CNP) on the postoperative satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Methods: This is a retrospective study. Eighty patients with SAH admitted to Baoding No.1 Central Hospital from June 2021 to January 2023 were prospectively divided into a observation group and a control group by random numbers. The control group was given routine nursing, and the observation group was additional given CNP. The prognosis, cognitive function, QOL, self-care ability, nursing satisfaction and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups. Results: After CNP nursing, the GCS and MMSE scores in the observation group were higher than those in the control group 14 days, one month and six months after the operation; and the difference was statistically significant (p< 0.05). Six months after the operation, the SS-QOL and Ability of daily living (ADL) scores in both groups were significantly improved compared with those before the intervention; and the improvement in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control group; and the difference was statistically significant(p<0.05). The nursing satisfaction score in the observation group was significantly higher than in the control group. The total incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group. Conclusions: The CNP intervention in perioperative period of SAH patients has remarkable clinical effect, can improve the pertinence and efficiency of nursing, promote patients to recover as soon as possible, significantly improve the QOL of patients,and is worthy of clinical popularization.

Effects of clinical nursing pathway on surgical site wound infection in patients undergoing acute appendicitis surgery: A meta-analysis.

This study aimed to explore the impact of clinical nursing pathway applied to acute appendicitis surgery on patients' postoperative wound infections and complications. A computerised search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EMBASE, Wanfang, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database and China National Knowledge Infrastructure was conducted and supplemented by a manual search, from database inception to October 2023, to collect randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the application of clinical nursing pathways to acute appendicitis surgery. Literature screening, data extraction and quality assessment of the included literature were carried out independently by two researchers. RevMan 5.4 software was applied for data analysis. Twenty-one RCTs with a total of 2408 patients were finally included. The analysis revealed the implementation of clinical nursing pathway could effectively reduce the incidence of wound infection (OR = 0.26, 95% CI: 0.15-0.46, p < 0.001) and postoperative complications (OR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.15-0.27, p < 0.001), as well as shorten the hospital length of stay (MD = -3.26, 95% CI: -3.74 to -2.79, p < 0.001) and accelerated the time to first ventilations (MD = -14.85, 95% CI: -21.56 to -8.13, p < 0.001), as well as significantly improved patient satisfaction (OR = 5.52, 95% CI: 3.52-8.65, p < 0.001) in patients undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis. The application of clinical nursing pathway in acute appendicitis surgery can significantly reduce postoperative wound infection and complications, and at the same time can shorten the hospital length of stay as well as improve the satisfaction of patients.

Prevention of limb function deterioration in patients with cerebral infarction by clinical nursing pathway management.

Objective: To analyze the application effect of clinical nursing pathway in patients with cerebral infarction (CI) and its influence on the deterioration of limb function, so as to find effective prevention methods.Methods: A total of 80 patients with CI admitted to our hospital from November 2020 to May 2022 were included in the study. The subjects were divided into two groups based on different nursing interventions, with one group receiving clinical nursing pathway intervention, referred to as the nursing group (n = 40), and the other group receiving standard nursing care, referred to as the routine group (n = 40). The limb function, neurological function, mobility and quality of life before and after intervention were analyzed, and the incidence of safety endpoints after 3 months of follow-up was observed.Results: The results showed that before the intervention, there were no significant differences in each function and index of the study subjects (p>0.05). After the intervention, the limb function, neurological function, mobility and quality of life of the two groups were higher than those before the intervention, and the degree of improvement was higher in the nursing group (p<0.05). At the same time, the adverse events in the nursing group were significantly less than those in the conventional group (p<0.05).Conclusion: It is suggested that clinical nursing management pathway can significantly reduce the deterioration of limb function of patients with CI, improve their mobility and quality of life, which is worthy of clinical promotion.

Effects of application of the clinical nursing pathway on surgical site wound infection and postoperative complication rates in patients with total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.

This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of clinical nursing on surgical site wound infections and postoperative complications in patients after undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Computerised searches of Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP and Wanfang databases were conducted from inception to August 2023 to collect randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on patients with TKA who received clinical nursing pathway interventions. Literature screening, data extraction and quality assessment of the included studies were performed independently by two researchers. The meta-analysis was performed using Stata 17.0. A total of 14 RCTs with 1174 patients were included, including 587 patients each in the intervention and control groups. The meta-analysis results showed that the application of clinical nursing pathways to patients undergoing TKA significantly reduced surgical site wound infections (risk ratio [RR] = 0.28, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.15-0.54, p < 0.001) and postoperative complications (RR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.17-0.37, p < 0.001). Therefore, clinical nursing pathway interventions in patients undergoing TKA should be promoted in clinical practice as they can effectively reduce the incidence of wound infection and postoperative complications.

The application value of the clinical nursing pathway for patients with head and neck cancer.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the effect of using the clinical nursing pathway (CNP) to provide high-quality nursing care to patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery and provide a theoretical basis for clinical practice. METHODS: In this study, 303 surgical patients with head and neck cancers were recruited. Participants were divided into 2 groups, based on 2 different nursing methods, i.e.., the control group (152 cases) and the intervention group (151 cases). The control group was given routine nursing care, and the intervention group was assigned high-quality nursing care following the CNP. The knowledge mastery, treatment, psychological status, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction of the two groups were compared. RESULTS: The knowledge mastery score of the intervention group was higher compared with the control group (p < 0.05); the psychological state score of the intervention group was less than the control group's score (p < 0.05); the quality-of-life score of the intervention group was higher than the control group's score (p < 0.05), and the nursing satisfaction score was higher for the intervention group compared with the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: High-quality nursing using the CNP for patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery helps to improve patients' knowledge mastery, mental state, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction.

Construction of a clinical nursing pathway for acute paraquat poisoning: Evidence-based research.

Aim: This study used the Delphi method and clinical expert discussions to develop an acute paraquat poisoning clinical nursing pathway to standardize acute paraquat poisoning nursing care. Background: In clinical practice, especially in basic-level hospitals, there is no unified standard pattern of treatment and nursing care for patients with paraquat poisoning. Methods: An extensive literature search was used to gather current clinical guidelines for treating paraquat poisoning which were then compiled into a Delphi expert letter of inquiry questionnaire which was sent to a panel of 12 experts. Results: A preliminary draft of the clinical nursing pathway table for acute paraquat poisoning with a standard hospitalization period of 21 days was established, with 6, 23, and 152 classes and I, II, and III indicators determined. The clinical nursing pathway table reduced the randomness of work, avoided nursing interruptions or omissions caused by negligence, and simplified the writing of nursing documents. Conclusions: The clinical nursing pathway can promote and improve the nursing care quality and management efficiency and has good clinical application value.

Application of clinical nursing pathway based on enhanced recovery after surgery concept in perioperative nursing of gastric cancer in the elderly / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To explore the application effect of clinical nursing pathway based on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept in perioperative nursing of gastric cancer in the elderly, so as to provide basis for the selection of clinical nursing plan.Methods:A total of 92 patients with gastric cancer who underwent surgical treatment in Hefei Second People′s Hospital from January 2018 to July 2020 were enrolled. They were divided into the observation group and the control group by random number table method, 46 cases in each group. The control group was given routine nursing intervention, while the observation group was given clinical nursing pathway based on ERAS concept for intervention. The postoperative recovery, improvement of nutritional indexes, postoperative complications were compared between the two groups.Results:The first bowel sound time, first exhaust time, first defecation time, leaving bed time, indwelling time of urinary catheter, and postoperative hospitalization time were (18.43 ± 1.80) h, (43.67 ± 8.79) h, (53.06 ± 5.18) h, (22.65 ± 4.95) h, (29.08 ± 2.69) h, (13.93 ± 2.19) d in the observation group, while (22.96 ± 2.24) h, (47.98 ± 8.46) h, (57.97 ± 5.65) h, (31.30 ± 5.73) h, (35.40 ± 3.66) h, (15.48 ± 2.40) d in the control group, there were significant differences between the two groups ( t values were 2.40-10.69, all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the nutritional indexes before intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After intervention, the levels of serum total protein, serum albumin and hemoglobin were (64.43 ± 6.22), (35.43 ± 3.07), (125.88 ± 4.75) g/L in the observation group, while (55.97 ± 5.25), (29.96 ± 2.64), (120.05 ± 5.07) g/L in the control group, there were significant differences between the two groups ( t=7.05, 9.16, 5.69, all P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications was 4.35%(2/46) in the observation group, 19.57%(9/46) in the control group, there was significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=5.06, P<0.05). Conclusions:The clinical nursing pathway based on ERAS concept can effectively ensure the nutrition needed by patients with gastric cancer during postoperative rehabilitation, accelerate rehabilitation process, and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.

Clinical nursing pathway improves disease cognition and quality of life of elderly patients with hypertension and cerebral infarction.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the application effect of clinical nursing pathway model in elderly patients with hypertension and cerebral infarction. METHODS: A total of 106 elderly patients with hypertension and cerebral infarction were recruited and divided into a control group (n=51) and a test group (n=55). Both groups of patients received conventional care, and the test group was given additional care if clinical nursing pathway. The blood pressure indexes, knowledge of stroke, nursing satisfaction, neurological deficit, and activity of daily living (ADL) of the two groups of patients were observed. RESULTS: After nursing care, the scores of Stroke Knowledge Questionnaire (SKQ) and Barthel index (BI) increased in both groups, and they were significantly higher in the test group than in the control group. The scores of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) decreased significantly in both groups after nursing, and they were lower in the test group than the control group. In addition, patients in the test group exhibited higher nursing satisfaction than the control group, as well as higher rates of blood pressure control at discharge, two months, four months and six months after discharge. CONCLUSION: The application of clinical nursing pathway can improve the disease cognition and quality of life of elderly patients with hypertension and cerebral infarction, and promote their recovery.

Study on clinical nursing pathway to promote the effective implementation of sepsis bundle in septic shock.

BACKGROUND: There is still a certain gap between the effective implementation and requirements of sepsis bundle. Our aim is to establish the clinical nursing pathway of the cluster treatment of septic shock in the Intensive Care Unit and promote effective implementation of the cluster treatment of septic shock. METHODS: By means of evidence-based method, quality control index requirements and on-site investigation, the implementation process of clinical nursing pathway of the cluster treatment within 6 h of diagnosis of septic shock was established. RESULTS: After the implementation of clinical nursing pathway, the completion rate of septic shock cluster treatment was 81.4% (66.4%) in 1 h, 89.4% (77.0%) in 3 h, 95.5% (82.3%) in 6 h (P < 0.05), which was significantly improved in the experimental group compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical nursing pathway of septic shock cluster treatment is guided by evidence-based nursing, which emphasizes standardization and standardization of septic shock cluster treatment nursing under the guidance of the guideline, and can promote the effective implementation of septic shock cluster treatment, significantly improve efficiency of septic shock treatment and the quality of medical care.

Analysis of the change of clinical nursing pathway in health education among patients with ovarian carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of health education via clinical nursing pathway (CNP) on self-care agency, quality of life, negative emotions and nursing satisfaction among patients with ovarian carcinoma. METHODS: The clinical data of 61 patients with ovarian carcinoma admitted to the Oncology Department of our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. According to the different nursing methods, the patients were divided into a control group (n=31) and an observation group (n=30). The postoperative complications, the scores of self-care agency and quality of life before and after intervention, sleep quality and negative emotions were compared and analyzed between the two groups. RESULTS: Patients in the observation group had higher mastery of health knowledge and lower incidence of postoperative complications than those in the control group. The scores of SDS, SAS and PSQI were significantly decreased in both groups after intervention compared with those before intervention (P<0.05), and the scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). After intervention, both groups showed higher scores of self-care agency and quality of life than before intervention (P<0.05), and patients in the observation group showed higher scores than those in the control group (P<0.05). The overall nursing satisfaction of patient was relatively high. CONCLUSION: Health education via CNP can help patients better understand the diseases, reduce their psychological burden and improve sleep quality. Informing patients of the methods of postoperative restorative exercise through health education is able to reduce complications incidence and improve self-care agency and quality of life of patients.

Evaluating the application effect of clinical nursing pathway in rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis patients / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of clinical nursing pathway(CNP) on clinical nursing of patients with pneumoconiosis. METHODS: A total of 120 patients with pneumoconiosis were selected as the subjects by the judgment sampling method. The patients were divided into control group and observation group by random number table method, with 60 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were given routine treatment and nursing after admission, while the patients in the observation group were treated similarly to that of the control group plus CNP. The treatment of patients in both groups were carried out until they were discharged from hospital. General Self-Efficacy Scale, Medical Coping Style Questionnaire and Quality of Life Scale were used to measure the self-efficacy, coping style and of quality of life of these two groups before and after the implementation of CNP. RESULTS: Before the implementation of CNP, there was no significant difference in the scores of self-efficacy, three dimensions of coping style and four dimensions quality of life between the two groups(P>0.05). After the implementation of CNP, the scores of self-efficacy, face dimension and quality of life in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.01). The scores of surrender and avoidance dimensions decreased(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The implementation of CNP can improve the self-efficacy, coping style and quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients.

Effect of nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway on nutritional status and quality of life among elderly inpatients with Alzheimer disease / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective To explore the effect of nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway on nutritional status and quality of life among elderly inpatients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods A total of 101 elderly inpatients with AD who met the criteria of the protocol were consecutively enrolled and randomly divided to study group receiving nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway for two months (n = 51) and control group receiving routine nutritional management for 2 months (n =50). Nutritional risk and quality of life were measured by nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) and Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QOL-AD) respectively before and after nutritional support. Results Baseline data were comparable between the two groups (all P>0. 05). After 2-month nutritional support, compared to the control, the incidence of nutritional risk (36. 0％ vs 17. 6％, P = 0. 037) and undernutrition (26. 0％ vs 9. 8％, P = 0. 033) decreased significantly in study group. The score of quality of life in study group were significant higher than that of control group (35. 73±5. 85 vs 30. 76±6. 14, P = 0. 023). Conclusion The nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway is helpful to improve the nutritional status and quality of life in elderly hospitalized patients with AD.

Effect of nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway on nutritional status and quality of life among elderly inpatients with Alzheimer disease / 中华临床营养杂志

Objective@#To explore the effect of nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway on nutritional status and quality of life among elderly inpatients with Alzheimer disease (AD).@*Methods@#A total of 101 elderly inpatients with AD who met the criteria of the protocol were consecutively enrolled and randomly divided to study group receiving nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway for two months (n=51) and control group receiving routine nutritional management for 2 months (n=50). Nutritional risk and quality of life were measured by nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) and Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QOL-AD) respectively before and after nutritional support.@*Results@#Baseline data were comparable between the two groups (all P>0.05). After 2-month nutritional support, compared to the control, the incidence of nutritional risk (36.0% vs 17.6%, P=0.037) and undernutrition (26.0% vs 9.8%, P=0.033) decreased significantly in study group. The score of quality of life in study group were significant higher than that of control group (35.73±5.85 vs 30.76±6.14, P=0.023).@*Conclusion@#The nutritional support based on clinical nursing pathway is helpful to improve the nutritional status and quality of life in elderly hospitalized patients with AD.

Implementation of a clinical nursing pathway for percutaneous coronary intervention: A prospective study.

This study is to evaluate the effect of a clinical nursing pathway (CNP) on the clinical outcomes of the transradial approach for emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A total of 118 subjects diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were enrolled in the study. They were randomly divided into a control group receiving conventional nursing and a clinical nursing pathway group. The differences in door-to-balloon time, length of hospital stay, hospitalization cost, postoperative complications, and patient satisfaction with nursing care between the two groups were determined and analyzed statistically. Results indicated that the clinical nursing pathway is a more cost-effective care strategy for transradial PCI in the setting of AMI resulting in a reduced door-to-balloon time, less post-operative complications, and improved patient satisfaction.

An evaluation of the application of clinical nursing pathway in the rehabilitation of stroke patients / 预防医学

Objective To evaluate the clinical nursing pathway in the treatment of stroke patients in combination with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. Methods A hundred patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group, 50 cases of each, which selected in Zhoushan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to December in 2015. The normal nursing methods were used in the control group and the clinical nursing paths were used in the observation group. Results The average value of Barthel score of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group (55.93±9.12 vs. 46.51±9.29, P<0.05) . The recovery efficiency of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (90.00％ vs. 62.00％, P<0.05) . The score of satisfaction of nursing work in the observation group was higher than that of the control group (9.13±0.49 vs.7.08±0.72, P<0.05), and the average length of stay was shortened (43.62±3.79 vs. 65.13±3.11, P<0.05) respectively compared with the control group, and the curative effect of topsis was evaluated by topsis method, and the Ci value of the observation group (Ci=0.781) was better than that of the control group (Ci =0.219) . Conclusion The clinical nursing pathway could significantly improve stroke patients Barthel score, muscle strength and nursing job satisfaction, and overall reduce the duration of hospital stays.

Application of clinical nursing pathway on medical observation in patients with occupational noise-induced deafness / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To explore the application effect of clinical nursing pathway( CNP) in nursing care on patients with occupational noise-induced deafness( ONID) under medical observation.METHODS: The patients with ONID under medical observation in hospital were randomly selected and divided into CNP group( 50 cases) and control group( 50 cases) by random number table method.The control group was given routine nursing care,and the CNP group was given CNP care according to the nursing path table.Self-Rating Anxiety Scale,Self-rating Depression Scale and SF-36 Scale were used to observe the anxiety, depression and quality of life of these two groups.The time and expenses of hospitalization,and degree of nursing satisfaction were also observed.RESULTS: Before nursing care implementation,the scores of anxiety,depression and 8 dimension of quality of life did not show statistical significance between these two groups( P > 0.05).After nursing care implementation,the improvement of anxiety,depression and quality of life in the CNP group were significantly better than that of the control group( P < 0.01).The patients in the CNP group had shorter duration of hospitalization( P < 0.01),decreased hospitalization expenses( P < 0.05),and increased nursing satisfaction( P < 0.01) compared with the control group.CONCLUSION: CNP implementation can effectively reduce the anxiety and depression symptoms of patient with ONID under medical observation during the diagnostic process of occupational diseases.It can reduce the time and costs of hospitalization,improve their quality of life and satisfaction of nursing care.CNP can be widely used in clinical practice.

Construction of the clinical nursing pathway for pregnant management of elderly multipara / 现代临床护理

Objective To establish a clinical nursing pathway for elderly parturients. Methods The clinical nursing pathway draft for elderly parturients were designed though the method of case analysis and literature review. Delphi method was used by 10 experts engaged in clinical medical or nursing with 2 rounds. Results The recovery rates of the two Delphi method were 100%, the experts who put forward the proposal on the 2 rounds of expert conclusion were 60.00% (6/10) and 20.00% (2/10) respectively. The expert's familiarity with the correspondence is 0.90, the coefficient of judgment is 0.80 and the coefficient of authority is 0.85.The mean value and standard deviation of the 2 rounds of correspondence were 3.60～5.05 (standard deviation 0.34～0.94) and 3.91～4.13 (standard deviation 0.26～0.60)respectively. The coordination coefficients of the 2 rounds of experts consultation were 0.441 and 0.592 (all P＜0.001). The clinical nursing pathway for elderly parturients with pregnancy management were three stages: confirmed pregnancy to 13+6weeks, 14 weeks to 27+6days pregnant and 28 weeks pregnant to childbirth, including a total of 74 projects for 4 modules such as medical history collection, physical examination, clinical laboratory and other examination and nursing measures. Conclusions The practicable clinical nursing pathway for elderly parturients was constructed because its high degree of familiarity,authority,coordination and concentration. The statistical analysis results are reliable,it is beneficial to standardize the pregnancy management for elderly parturients and improve the quality of clinical nursing.

Construction of clinical nursing pathway for patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery based on Omaha System / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To construct clinical nursing pathway for patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery in acute cholecystitis stage, and to provide standardized nursing service. Methods With case record and literature review as theoretical basis, Omaha System as frame, clinical nursing pathway with patient centered was developed through analysis of main nursing problem and intervention. Results Omaha System oriented clinical nursing pathway was constructed in different stages of Laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery with acute calculous cholecystitis. Conclusions Combined standardized nursing language and nursing process, clinical nursing pathway based on Omaha system provide practicability nursing plan in different stage regarding time as the coordinate axle. It contains assessment, problem, intervention and outcome evaluation indexed, which is beneficial to improve nursing quality.