Assiut university researches
ASSESSMENT OF NURSES'
PERFORMANCE FOR PATIENTS
UNDERGOING THYROIDECTOMY AT
ASSIUT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
Amna .A. Desoky, Magda. A. Mohamed, Mostafa. T. Ahmed, and
Hala. M.Ghanem
Abstract:
While complications following thyroidectomy are rare, their
consequences can be life-threatening. So nurses must
recognized complications that may arise as a result of
thyroidectomy.Aim of the study: was to assess nurses'
performance for patients undergoing thyriodectomy and post
thyroidectomy complications that face those patients.
Research questions: What is the nurses' performance for
patients undergoing thyroidectomy? and What are the
postoperative complications that face patients undergoing
thyroidectomy?.Subjects and methods: The study was carried
out at general surgery department and out patient clinics of
this department at Assiut University Hospital. The sample
consisted of 36 (male and female) nurse who were currently
assigned for giving care of 40 patients who had undergone
thyroidectomy. The methodology is divided into four designs
:Technical design,operational design, Administrative
design,and Statistical design. Tools utilized for data collection
were interview questionnaire sheet, observation checklist for
nurses and patient assessment sheet. Results:The results
showed that; less than half of nurses (41.7%) have an age
less than 40 years old. Nursing diploma was the highest
proportion (94.4 %), and none of them got the opportunity of
attending any previous training program about nursing care
for patients undergoing thyroidectomy. Also results showed
that more than half of the patients (67.7%) have an age
ranged from 30 to 44 years., most of them (87.5%) were
female and more than half (52.5 %) of patients had simple
goiter and subtotal thyroidectomy was the most surgical
procedure frequently performed. Some patients developed
some complications in different times. In conclusion: Nurses
showed inadequacy of their performance regarding care of
patients undergoing thyroidectomy, and some patients
developed postoperative complications and the most
prevalent during all times of researcher’s follow up were
tetany and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
Recommendation: Nurses in need for in-services training
programs and refreshing courses to improve their knowledge
which will reflect into their performance while working with
patients.
Key words:
Key ward, nurses' performance, thyroidectomy
Published in:
AAMJ,7,(2),18