| Nursing Educational Needs for Discharge after Thyroid Cancer Surgery: Patients vs. Nurses |
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Kim, Hyo-Jin;Kim, Dong-Hee; |
1Pusan National University Hospital
2Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University |
| 갑상선암 수술환자의 퇴원교육 요구 - 환자 vs. 간호사 - |
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김효진, 김동희 |
1부산대학교 병원
2부산대학교 간호대학 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
This study was done to compare educational needs for discharge after thyroid cancer surgery between patients and nurses. Methods: The participants were 107 patients who had thyroid cancer surgery and 70 nurses who have had experience of taking care of patients with thyroid cancer surgery at P hospital in Busan. The researcher reviewed the literature and conducted a preliminary survey to develop a questionnaire. Results: Although there was no significant difference in total perceived nursing discharge educational needs after thyroid cancer surgery between patients and nurses, both had a high level of nursing educational needs for discharge. The degree of patients' needs was higher than nurses in areas of dietary management after discharge and the degree of nurses' needs was higher than patients in the other areas. Although the first ranking area of educational needs was medication management for both patients and nurses, dietary management after discharge was the second ranking for patients and operation site and complication management was those for nurses. Conclusions: As the patients had different educational needs from the nurses, nurses need to focus on the patient's educational needs and provide relevant information. Educational programs should be developed and applied to post-surgical thyroid cancer patients. |
| Key Words:
Education, Needs, Thyroid cancer |
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