Nurses' Performance Regarding Discharge Plan for Patients Post Total Knee Arthroplasty | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 21, Issue 2, July 2025, Page 176-190 PDF (414.56 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2025.391829.1064 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Reham Mohamed Ahmed Elkady  1; Nadia Mohamed Taha2; Howida Kameel Zytoon2; Mona Abdullah Mohamed Ali3
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| 1B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The gold standard treatment for end-stage arthritis is total knee arthroplasty, which has a high rate of efficacy and satisfaction among patients. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate nurses' performance regarding discharge plan for patient post total knee arthroplasty. Subjects and methods: Research design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at Orthopedic Department of New Surgery Hospital at Zagazig University Hospitals, Sharqia Governate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of all available nurses (46 nurses) were selected from the mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: two tools were utilized for data collection: Self administered questionnaire and observational checklist. Results: Revealed that, less than two thirds (63%) of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding total knee arthroplasty. More than half (56.5%) had inadequate total practice scores regarding discharge plan of the patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Conclusion: there was a highly significant association between overall studied nurse’s knowledge score and total practice score related to total knee replacement. Recommendation: Improving nurses' education and training so they can carry out efficient discharge planning. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Discharge plan; Nurses' performance; Total knee arthroplasty | ||||
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