One day surgery and challenges for post operative care : From nursing student perspective and competences
Maharjan, Elina; Maharjan, Sachendra (2023)
2023
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One day surgery (also known as day surgery or ambulatory surgery) has been the most effective and convenient method of surgery which benefits both patients and hospital administration through cost effectiveness and decreasing number of surgery patient waiting for operation. One day surgery is used in different countries including Finland since 1970.
This thesis adapts two objectives on what kind of competences students need for post operative care in one day surgery and what kind of competences student have for post operative care for one day surgery which was analysed, through Likert scale questionnaire survey. The survey was conducted in skills and competences student need/have for post operative care in one day surgery among nursing student of Centria UAS who have English as their main study language. Out of 36 nursing students 78% students took part in our research survey. The quantitative research was conducted among the nursing student at Centria UAS fulfilling ethical guideline of UAS.
According to the quantitative survey, nursing students of UAS agreed either totally or partially that they need evaluation for intensive monitoring, post operative pain management, post operative nausea and vomiting, nursing assessment for wound care, fluid balance monitoring and anxiety management and patient education for post operative care of one day surgery patient. In addition, 89% nursing student agree that they have those skills and competences for post operative care. Likewise, 85% nursing stu-dent agree that they learned those skills and competences for post operative care in one day surgery during their study period or during their surgical nursing practice. Moreover, our Likert style question-naire survey results average was below 2, indicating that the nursing student viewed either totally or partially the mentioned skills and competences as challenges which they have, and they agreed they learned those during their study period or in practice.
This thesis adapts two objectives on what kind of competences students need for post operative care in one day surgery and what kind of competences student have for post operative care for one day surgery which was analysed, through Likert scale questionnaire survey. The survey was conducted in skills and competences student need/have for post operative care in one day surgery among nursing student of Centria UAS who have English as their main study language. Out of 36 nursing students 78% students took part in our research survey. The quantitative research was conducted among the nursing student at Centria UAS fulfilling ethical guideline of UAS.
According to the quantitative survey, nursing students of UAS agreed either totally or partially that they need evaluation for intensive monitoring, post operative pain management, post operative nausea and vomiting, nursing assessment for wound care, fluid balance monitoring and anxiety management and patient education for post operative care of one day surgery patient. In addition, 89% nursing student agree that they have those skills and competences for post operative care. Likewise, 85% nursing stu-dent agree that they learned those skills and competences for post operative care in one day surgery during their study period or during their surgical nursing practice. Moreover, our Likert style question-naire survey results average was below 2, indicating that the nursing student viewed either totally or partially the mentioned skills and competences as challenges which they have, and they agreed they learned those during their study period or in practice.