Nursing Interventions for the Prevention of Acute Surgical Wound Infections : A Descriptive Literature Review
Hettiarachchi, Savithri; Mudalige Don, Achini (2024)
2024
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Acute surgical wound infections, a significant yet preventable complication of surgery, impact patient health. This literature review highlights the role of nursing practices in preventing these infections, emphasizing their importance in improving patient outcomes and promoting safer surgical environments.
The purpose of this study is to describe the nursing interventions for preventing surgical wound infections in acute care settings. The study aims to produce new knowledge on evidence-based nursing practices, collaborative approaches, and advanced wound care technologies for preventing surgical wound infections in acute care settings, based on existing research.
The bachelor’s thesis is a descriptive literature review. Ten research articles were analysed, which were selected because of a search from PubMed and CINAHL databases. An inductive content analysis was performed on the studies to answer the research questions of the bachelor’s thesis.
These articles were analysed using inductive content analysis. Subsequently, 20 subcategories, 11 generic categories, and two main categories were created in the inductive analysis. Two main categories are: Intervention for infection prevention of acute wound infection, which resulted from seven generic categories and 14 subcategories, and How do the interventions prevent acute wound infection?, which was created from four generic categories and six subcategories.
The findings highlight that evidence-based nursing practices are crucial in controlling acute surgical wound infections, enhancing clinical outcomes, and ensuring safety during surgical processes.
The purpose of this study is to describe the nursing interventions for preventing surgical wound infections in acute care settings. The study aims to produce new knowledge on evidence-based nursing practices, collaborative approaches, and advanced wound care technologies for preventing surgical wound infections in acute care settings, based on existing research.
The bachelor’s thesis is a descriptive literature review. Ten research articles were analysed, which were selected because of a search from PubMed and CINAHL databases. An inductive content analysis was performed on the studies to answer the research questions of the bachelor’s thesis.
These articles were analysed using inductive content analysis. Subsequently, 20 subcategories, 11 generic categories, and two main categories were created in the inductive analysis. Two main categories are: Intervention for infection prevention of acute wound infection, which resulted from seven generic categories and 14 subcategories, and How do the interventions prevent acute wound infection?, which was created from four generic categories and six subcategories.
The findings highlight that evidence-based nursing practices are crucial in controlling acute surgical wound infections, enhancing clinical outcomes, and ensuring safety during surgical processes.