15. National Pediatric Surgical Nursing Congress

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Effect Of Preoperative Instruction Among School Age Children On Postoperative Gastrointestinal Motility under Going Abdominal Surgery In Pediatric Surgical Unit At Specialized Pediatric Hospital

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   Effect Of Preoperative Instruction Among School Age Children On Postoperative Gastrointestinal Motility under Going Abdominal Surgery In Pediatric Surgical Unit At Specialized Pediatric Hospital

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Samah Hamdy Abd ELhafeez

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 Preoperative preparation for pediatric surgical patient has been found helpful in improving children following instructions in the hospital. Reducing children's anxiety and increasing their sense of control is also beneficial, leading to shorter hospital stay and less need for some medication it can also reduce problems at home after the surgery. so thatThe study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative instruction among school age children on post operative gastrointestinal motility under going abdominal surgery in pediatric surgical unit at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital. The total sample of 100 school age children and their motherswere recruited for this study.They randomly assigned to the study and control group each group, l include 50 children. The study was conducted at the pediatric surgery departments (3rd   floor) at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital (CUSPH) general departmentQuasi -experimental design was utilized to study the effect of preoperative instruction among school age children on post operative gastrointestinal motility under going abdominal surgery. Two data collection sheets were used together data for the study; socio-demographic data, Child's illness history, Child knowledge about preoperative instruction, and checklissheet for GIT motility after abdominal surgery.  the result of the current study revealed that the most of children were boy, the majority of children age range from 7-10 years. The majority of children complain of abdominal distention, abdominal pain, and constipation on admission. Children who received preoperative instruction passed flatus early than children in control group. Children who received preoperative instruction understudied the surgical situation of their illness. This study recommended that educational programs about pre and post operative care must be conducted for mothers and children early on hospital admission that preoperative instruction among school age children must be adopted as a routine of preoperative nursing care in pediatric surgical units.

 

Key ward:   pre-operative instruction.GIT motility, school age, abdominal surgery.

  

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