Nurses' Performance Regarding Discharge Plan for Patients Post Total Knee Arthroplasty

Document Type : Original Article

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1 B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

2 Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

3 Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

10.21608/znj.2025.391829.1064

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Background: The gold standard treatment for end-stage arthritis is total knee arthroplasty, which has a high rate of efficacy and satisfaction among patients. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate nurses' performance regarding discharge plan for patient post total knee arthroplasty.  Subjects and methods: Research design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at Orthopedic Department of New Surgery Hospital at Zagazig University Hospitals, Sharqia Governate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of all available nurses (46 nurses) were selected from the mentioned setting.  Tools of data collection: two tools were utilized for data collection: Self administered questionnaire and observational checklist.  Results: Revealed that, less than two thirds (63%) of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding total knee arthroplasty. More than half (56.5%) had inadequate total practice scores regarding discharge plan of the patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Conclusion: there was a highly significant association between overall studied nurse’s knowledge score and total practice score related to total knee replacement. Recommendation: Improving nurses' education and training so they can carry out efficient discharge planning.

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