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Investigation of the Effect of Care Bundle Implementation on Recovery Process in Open Heart Surgery Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Care Bundle Implementation for Thoracic Surgery and Patient Care Bundles. Completed, enrolled 103 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study is a quasi-experimental (non-randomized) design study with control and study group patients undergoing open heart surgery. The main purpose of the research to examine the effect of the care bundle application on the quality of recovery and respiratory patterns (respiratory rate, presence of dyspnea, oxygen saturation, etc.) in patients with open heart surgery. The other purpose is examine the compliance rates of nurses in the implementation of the cardiac surgery care bundle on patients. In the study, nurses working in the cardiovascular surgery clinic and surgical intensive care unit in a training and research hospital in southeast Turkey voluntarily applied the care bundle created by the researcher to the patients in the study group. When the data of the study were examined, it was seen that the respiratory patterns and recovery status of the patients who received the care bundle were better. However, it was determined that the compliance rate of the nurses to the care bundle was not at the desired level.
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Interventions
In this study, the control group received standard care. The nurse group was given training on the implementation of the care bundle. A "cardiac surgery care bundle" was applied to the study group by clinical nurses.