Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (Jan 2023)

Preoperative Patient Education Practices and Predictors Among Nurses Working in East Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022

  • Tadesse B,
  • Kumar P,
  • Girma N,
  • Anteneh S,
  • Yimam W,
  • Girma M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 237 – 247

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Beza Tadesse,1 Prem Kumar,1 Natnaiel Girma,1 Samuel Anteneh,1 Wondwossen Yimam,2 Mitaw Girma2 1Department of Adult Health Nursing, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia; 2Department of Comprehensive Health Nursing, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Prem Kumar, Department of Adult Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, Email [email protected]: The time before surgery is a traumatic period for patients. Despite this fact, no research has been conducted on nurses’ preoperative patient education in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess preoperative patient education practices and associated factors among nurses working in East Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 416 nurses. Pretested, structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. Bivariable analysis was performed for each independent variable with a P-value < 0.25 on the data imported to multivariate logistic regression analysis. AOR with a 95% CI and a P-value < 0.05 at a 5% level of significance were considered.Results: Only 38.5% of nurses were found to have good practices for preoperative patient education, with a response rate of 98%. Nurses with 6 years of work experience (AOR = 3.15, 95% CI: 1.692– 5.874), adequate time (AOR = 2.33, 95% CI: 1.119– 4.889), training (AOR = 4.27, 95% CI: 1.548– 11.796), age 25– 29 (AOR = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.070– 0.331), age 30– 34 (AOR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.137– 0.479), and knowledge (AOR = 3.73, 95% CI: 2.222– 6.273) were significantly associated.Conclusion: Preoperative patient education practices among nurses were poor. Work experience, knowledge, training, and adequate time were found to be significant. Organize preoperative patient education programs for nurses that share experiences and provide ongoing training.Keywords: East Amhara region, nurses, practices, preoperative education

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