Effects of nurses' presence on the anxiety level of client in ambulatory surgery

Date of Completion

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Nursing

Keywords

Nurse, Anxiety Level, Ambulatory Surgery

Abstract

This studey aims to determine the effects of nurses' presence on the anxiety of client in ambulatory surgery. Specific: 1. To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, and monthly family income. 2. The level of anxiety of clients in ambulatory surgery in the control group before implementation nurses' presence had a mean percentage score of 29.76 which indicates a moderate level of anxiety, while after the implementation of nurses' presence a computed mean percentage of 26.52 indicated moderate level of anxiety. 3. To determine if there are significant differences on the level of anxiety of clients in ambulatory surgery before and after implementation of nurses' presence between those who are exposed and not exposed to intervention. Scope and Delimitation of the Study: This study focused on the effects of nurses' presence on the anxiety level of the client scheduled for operation in ambulatory surgery. The socio-demographic variable such as age, gender, civil status and educational attainment, monthly family income and initial exposure to minor surgery to be done, which were presumed to build an impact on the effects of nurses' presence on the anxiety level of client in ambulatory surgery was beyond the scope of the study. The pain perception among elderly client and no other impediments like hearing were not scrutinized in this study. The study had limited its scope among patients whose age ranged from a) 21-35 years old, b)36-50 years old and c)51 years old above, the ranges of age that are exclusively included in the sudy, they are the group of individual that are adequately interactive and mature to comprehend the nurses' presence in ambulatory surgery. They were the respondents that the researcher selected to identify the effects of nurses' presence on the anxiety level of client in ambulatory surgery. It involves 50 client in out-patient, not admitted/and or confined in the hospital and under local anaestheis wherein they were randomly selected who are scheduled in out-patient section of the operating room. The study was limited to include only those respondents without any previous surgical experience.

Comments

Call Number: TG MAN 10 07

Location: Research Commons

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