Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences

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Cerrahi Hemşirelerinin Yaşlı Hasta Bakımına İlişkin Duyguları, Davranışları ve Karşılaştıkları Güçlükler: Tanımlayıcı Çalışma
Surgery Nurses' Emotions, Behaviors and Difficulties They Encountered Related to Elderly Patient Car: Descriptive Study
Esma ÖZŞAKERa, Fatmanur KAMIŞb, Aysu ASLANb
aEge Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ABD, İzmir, TÜRKİYE
bEge Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, İzmir, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2021;13(4):769-77
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2021-81170
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışma, cerrahi hemşirelerinin yaşlı hasta bakımına ilişkin duyguları, davranışları ve karşılaştıkları güçlükleri belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türdeki bu çalışmanın örneklemini, Aralık 2019-Ocak 2020 tarihleri arasında İzmir ilinde bir üniversite hastanesinin cerrahi kliniklerinde çalışan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 116 hemşire oluşturdu. Araştırmada, verilerin toplanmasında literatür doğrultusunda oluşturulan veri toplama formu kullanıldı. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde; ortalama, standart sapma, minimum-maksimum, sayı (yüzde), ki-kare kullanıldı. Bulgular: Araştırmada hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 33,85±6,69 olup %90,5'i kadındır. Yaşlı hasta bakımına yönelik eğitim alan hemşirelerin oranı %59,5, çalıştıkları süreçte geriatrik hasta bakma oranı %96,6'dır. Hemşirelerin %83,6'sının yaşlı hastaya bakım verirken güçlük yaşadığı tespit edildi. Yaşadıkları güçlükler incelendiğinde; %96,6'sının öz bakım eksikliği ve mental değişimler, %95,7'sinin hareket ve mobilizasyon yetersizliği, %94,8'inin fizyolojik değişimler, %86,2'sinin iletişim güçlüğü ve ilgilenecek yakınlarının olmamasına bağlı olduğu belirlendi. Hemşirelerin yaşlı hasta bakarken; %33,6'sının üzüntü, %25,9'nun empati, %7,8'inin saygı duygularını hissettiği; %92,2'sinin yaşlılar için özelleştirilmiş klinikler açılması gerektiğini düşündüğü saptandı. Sonuç: Araştırma, cerrahi hemşirelerinin tamamına yakının yaşlı hasta bakımında çeşitli güçlükler yaşadığını buna rağmen yaşlı hasta bakımına yönelik duygu ve davranışlarının olumlu olduğunu ortaya koydu.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerrahi; hemşire; yaşlı hasta; güçlük yaşama
ABSTRACT
 Objective: This study was carried out to determine the feelings, behaviors of surgical nurses on elderly patient care and the difficulties they encountered in geriatric patient care. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study sample consisted of 116 nurses who were working in the surgical departments of a university hospital between December 2019 and January 2020, who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected using a data collection form prepared based on the literature. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, minimum-maximum, number (percentage) and chisquare test. Results: The age average of nurses 33.85±6.69 and 90.5% of them were woman. The rate of nurses receiving training on elderly patient care 59.5% and 96.6% of geriatric patient care rate during their study. 83.6% of nurses were found to have difficulty in care of elderly patient. When the difficulties experienced by nurses in elderly patient care are examined; It has been determined that 96.6% of them lack selfcare and mental changes, 95.7% of them lack of mobility and mobilization, 94.8% of them have difficulties due to physiological changes, 86.2% of them have communication difficulties and lack of relatives. It was found that the nurses felt the feelings; 33.6% sadness, 25.9% empathy, 7.8% respect. 92.2% of nurses were found to think that private clinics should be opened fort he elderly patient. Conclusion: The research revealed that almost all of the surgical nurses had various difficulties in elderly patient care, but their emotions and behaviors towards elderly patient care were positive.

Keywords: Surgery; nurse; elderly patient; difficulty
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