Preoperative patient teaching | Never | Sometimes | Always | |||
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No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Do you teach patients undergoing surgery within a specific time before surgery | 56 | 13.8 | 116 | 28.6 | 234 | 28 |
Do you teach your patients about fasting time before undergoing surgery | 76 | 18.7 | 166 | 40.9 | 164 | 40.4 |
Do you educate your patients about perioperative medications | 81 | 20 | 173 | 42.6 | 152 | 37.4 |
Do you explain to your patients the types of anesthesia to use during surgery | 131 | 32.3 | 165 | 40.6 | 110 | 27.1 |
Do you teach your patients regarding the perioperative environment to patients before surgery | 92 | 22.7 | 159 | 39.2 | 155 | 38.2 |
Do you explain to the patient before undergoing surgery about the management of post-operative pain | 119 | 29.3 | 167 | 41.1 | 120 | 29.6 |
Do you teach patients undergoing surgery about skin hygiene on the day of surgery | 85 | 20.9 | 168 | 41.4 | 153 | 37.7 |
Do you teach your patients undergoing surgery that should leave valuables and remove all jewelry such as dentures, glasses, contact lenses, prostheses, makeup, nail polish, hairpins, or hairpiece before going into the operating room for surgery | 42 | 10.3 | 186 | 45.8 | 177 | 43.6 |
Do you teach your patients differently than you teach their family members | 138 | 34 | 165 | 40.6 | 103 | 25.4 |
Do you use teaching materials when providing preoperative patient teaching | 165 | 40.6 | 151 | 37.2 | 90 | 22.2 |
Do you inform surgical patients about postoperative activity restrictions | 116 | 28.6 | 157 | 38.7 | 133 | 32.8 |
Do you instruct preoperative patients about postoperative deep breathing and coughing | 107 | 26.4 | 178 | 43.8 | 121 | 29.8 |
Do you verify the preparedness of patients before surgery | 101 | 24.9 | 135 | 33.7 | 170 | 41.9 |
Do you keep a recording of the education | 145 | 35.7 | 143 | 35.2 | 118 | 29.1 |