Nurses' Performance for Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Abstract
Context: Bariatric surgery currently considered the most effective treatment option for morbid obesity; it results in a more significant improvement in weight loss outcomes and obesity-related co-morbidities when compared with nonsurgical interventions. The performance of bariatric nurse is very relevant for the quality and outcome of surgery.
Aim: The study aimed to assess nurses' performance for a patient undergoing bariatric surgery.
Methods: A descriptive exploratory design was followed to achieve the aim of this study. The study conducted at surgical units at Ain Shams University hospital Cairo-Egypt. A purposive sample of 30 nurses recruited in this study worked in bariatric surgery units at Ain Shams University hospital. Tools of data collection were structured self-administered knowledge assessment questionnaire, and evaluation practice checklist used to collect data of this study.
Results: The results of this study showed that 73.3% of studied nurses had inadequate knowledge and 70.0% of them had poor practice regarding management of the patient undergoing bariatric surgery. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and total practice of the studied nurses.
Conclusion: The current study concluded that more than two third of the studied nurses had reduced level of knowledge and practice. The study emphasized the importance of implementing an educational training program to improve nurses' performance regarding caring for a patient undergoing bariatric surgery
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