Healthc Inform Res.  2010 Dec;16(4):215-223. 10.4258/hir.2010.16.4.215.

Development of a Nursing Practice Guideline for Pre and Post-Operative Care of Gastric Cancer Patients

• Park MO
• Park HA

• KMID: 2284535
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2010.16.4.215

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to develop nursing practice guidelines and algorithms for the pre- and postoperative care of gastric cancer patients.
METHODS
The guidelines and algorithms were developed based on a literature review and subject-matter experts' knowledge. The usefulness and applicability of the developed guidelines and algorithms were evaluated by the expert group.
RESULTS
The guidelines comprised 64 recommendations and algorithms for admission care, preoperative care on the day before the operation, preoperative care on the operation day, immediate postoperative assessment, postoperative care, and discharge care of gastric cancer patients. After appropriate evaluation, the experts declared the guidelines to be both useful and applicable.
CONCLUSIONS
The guidelines developed in this study can be used for patient care and for training nursing students and novice nurses. In addition, these guidelines can be integrated into the electronic nursing record system for clinical decision support in the future. This will improve the quality of clinical nursing and the expertise of nurses.

Keyword

Clinical Practice Guidelines; Gastric Cancer Patients; Preoperative Care; Postoperative Care

MeSH Terms

Electronics
Electrons
Humans
Nursing Records
Patient Care
Postoperative Care
Preoperative Care
Stomach Neoplasms
Students, Nursing

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  Figure 1 Algorithm for the nursing practice guidelines developed for nursing care before surgery in gastric cancer patients.

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  Figure 2 Algorithm for the nursing practice guidelines developed for nursing care after surgery in gastric cancer patients.

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  Figure 3 Algorithm for nursing practice guidelines developed for the preventive care for venous thromboembolism.

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