Vinay Kulkarni, Yashwant Joshi, Ramachandra Manthalkar, Irraivan Elamvazuthi
Band decomposition of asynchronous electroencephalogram signal for upper limb movement classification
Physical and engineering sciences in medicine
preoperative teaching practice important surgical clients freeing anxiety postoperative complications preoperative education received patients depends knowledge experience nurses diversity degree knowledge experience possessed nurses may result inadequate ineffective preoperative preparation patients therefore study aimed assess knowledge practice associated factors preoperative patient teaching among nurses working surgical units northwest amhara comprehensive specialized referral hospitals northwest ethiopia 2022 institutionalbased crosssectional study triangulated qualitative approach conducted april june 2022 data collected using semistructured selfadministered questionnaire indepth interviews descriptive statistics presented text tables analytical analysis schemes including bivariable multivariable logistic regression computed considering pvalue 005 identify statistically significant factors qualitative data analyzed thematic analysis total 406 participants involved study 958 response rate adequate knowledge nurses 616 95 ci 567 663 significantly associated male nurse use guidelines nurses trained nurses say staff shortage good knowledge counterparts good practice nurses regarding preoperative patient education 463 95 ci 414 510 significantly associated presence preoperative teaching guidelines took training patient education nurses said staff shortage knowledge preoperative patient education nurses positive interaction patient much work experience good practice lack training inadequate supplies lack professional prerequisites barriers identified nurses knowledge practice regarding preoperative patient teaching found inadequate better strengthen training adequate staffing equip wards standardized guidelines teaching materials motivate create safe working environment nurses explore factors preoperative patients teaching institutional nurses related patientrelated factors