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Components of preoperative patient teaching in Kuwait. 1994

A P Dalayon

Nursing Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing, Kuwait University, Sulaibekhat.

Even before the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqis in August 1990, the Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals were overcrowded with patients. This overcrowding was very obvious on surgical floors. Two major reasons for the overcrowding were the high rate of admissions and the overstaying of some patients. The main reasons for overstaying were postoperative complications and patients' anxiety regarding their wounds, both of which could have been prevented or minimized through preoperative patient teaching. This study was done in order to identify the major components of a preoperative patient teaching programme as viewed by Arab and non-Arab surgical nurses and patients, which will serve as a guide in formulating a structured teaching programme for surgical patients. It will also assess the adequacy of preoperative patient teaching done by nurses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007730	Kuwait	A country located in the MIDDLE EAST, bordering the Persian Gulf, between IRAQ and SAUDI ARABIA. The capital is Kuwait City.
D007902	Length of Stay	The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.	Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009741	Nursing Staff, Hospital	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.	Hospital Nursing Staff,Hospital Nursing Staffs,Nursing Staffs, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Nursing,Staffs, Hospital Nursing
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D011300	Preoperative Care	Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003441	Crowding	An excessive number of individuals, human or animal, in relation to available space.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths