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Egenvård av stomi - en litteraturstudie om patientundervisningens betydelse

<p>Background: There are many possible reasons why a patient gets a stoma and in every case it’s of importance for the nurse to adjust nursing care, information and patient education from individual presuppositions. Problem: Patient education regarding stoma self-care is an important part of the nurse’s work within stoma care. The patient is depending on the guidance of the nurse and therefore it is relevant to illuminate the importance of education regarding gaining ability to perform self-care. </p><p>Aim: To illuminate factors that enable the patient’s learning and ability of managing stoma self-care. </p><p>Method: A literature review was conducted where scientific articles were viewed and presented according to guidelines for academic work. </p><p>Result/Diskussion: Contributions from both nurse and patient are needed to achieve good education and increased self-care ability. Several factors regarding patient education emerged. These factors had both positive and negative influence on learning and independence concerning self-care. Shortcomings can be found regarding patient education for stoma patients and it’s not every time that the nurse responds to the patients need for information. </p><p>Conclusion: Factors with the nurse that affect education: the nurse’s competence – practical and theoretical knowledge, holistic view, promotion of patient participation and support, consideration and respect, insight in appropriate occasion for education and understanding of the importance of preoperative teaching. Factors with the patient that affect self-care and learning ability: Self-care ability – social factors, physical environment, continuity in the encounter with the nurse. Learning ability – readiness to learn and active or passive knowledge seeking. </p><p>Implikation: There is a great need of further research regarding self-care and patient education for stoma patients. Nurses need more education regarding this subject during his/her professional training.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-1098
Date January 2007
CreatorsDatsishin, Olga, Ydal, Anna
PublisherHalmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Hälsa och Samhälle (HOS)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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