Critical review III to standardize the textbooks of fundamentals of nursing: nutrition, urinary and bowel elimination needs

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the discrepancies in the textbook of fundamentals of nursing in nutrition and elimination needs in terms of number, range, definition and etc. Methods: The 10 textbooks which are the most frequently used were selected and reviewed. After then compared it with the protocols of essential nursing skills of Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing Education and evidence-based clinical nursing practice guidelines of Korean Hospital Nurses' Association. Results: The most significant discrepancies in nutrition domain were criteria of obesity, confirmation of nasogastric tube placement. In elimination domain, there were several mixed or miss uses of French and number unit in catheter size. And appropriate catheter size for urinary catheterization and enema is different to books and guidelines. Conclusion: In order to conduct an effective resource in education of nursing, textbooks need to be revised constantly and contain the recent researches and guidelines.