Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Preoperative Visit: A Survey of Nigerian Perioperative Nurses

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 270449575 Knowledge , attitude preoperative : A perioperative Article DOI : 10 . 11648 / j . ajhr . s . 2015030101 . 18 CITATIONS 5 READS 630 6 , including : Some : Article : Occurrence , Pattern selected , Nigeria Pure Danjuma Ahmadu 26 SEE Adeleke Federal , Bida 45 SEE Sunday Federal , Bida 15 SEE Oluwafemi Federal , Ido - Ekiti , Ekiti 1 SEE All . The . Abstract : Background : The notion of preoperative visiting has been in existence since the 1960s and its value and worth in relation to healthcare delivery has been debated consistently since the term preoperative - visit is often confusing . However , little is known about knowledge , attitude and practice of preoperative visits among perioperative nurses in Nigeria . Objectives : The study sought to determine knowledge , attitude and practice of Nigerian perioperative nurses towards the practice of preoperative visits and to identify barriers militating against the practice . Design : This is a countrywide cross - sectional descriptive survey . Results : One hundred and forty six Nigerian perioperative nurses among the conferenceattendees gave consent to participate in this study . Half of the participants - 70 (50%) of the participants worked with tertiary health facilitiesand 71 (52 . 2%) were from the conference host region (Southwest , Nigeria) . The majority (97 . 3%) of the participants possess good knowledge of preoperative visit . Equally , 139 (96%) of them acknowledged that the practice of preoperative visit is very important to perioperative nursing careas well as to the teeming patients . About two - third (63%) of the participants reported that they practice preoperative patient visit while 53 (37%) did not . Ninety two (72%) of the participants stated that they often document their opinions during preoperative visits to patients . Major factors militating against the practice of preoperative visit include timing of the visits (89%) and work overload (66%) . It is equally important to note that 27 (18%) of the participantsidentified shortage of perioperative nurses as a barrier to preoperative visit . Years of experience , workplace , age and professional rank were associated withthe practice of preoperative visit . Conclusion : Most perioperative nurses in Nigeria have formally acquired knowledge of preoperative visit . However , there is a notable gap between their knowledge and attitude towards it . Therefore , they require periodic reminder through continuing professional development programs on their responsibilities towards the recipients / beneficiaries of the perioperative nursing care .