INTRAOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES: A CASE OF AFYONKARAHISAR

OBJECTIVE: Operating rooms are work environments where the risk of making mistakes is high in health care areas, as they areas stress experienced at a level and quick decision-making required. The ability operating room nurses to fulfill their roles responsibilities professionally depends on having sufficient knowledge skills specific field. It thought fact that have grasp intraoperative period patient will reduce risks such falling, pressure wound, burns, foreign body forgetting, surgical site infection, increase quality surgery. For these purposes, we aimed determine levels city Afyonkarahisar.MATERIAL AND METHODS: This descriptive study was carried out with 60 working public private hospitals Afyonkarahisar , after informed verbal consent obtained, between August September 2014. data were collected through survey form consisting two parts. In first part, there 6 questions about socio-demographic characteristics participants. second 3-point Likert type questionnaire 36 items designed by researchers review relevant literature taking expert opinion used regarding care. SPSS for Windows 18.00 program evaluation analysis data. Descriptive statistics continuous variables shown mean, standard deviation, median, minimum maximum values, while categorical frequency percentage.RESULTS: Of participating study, mean age 32.03 ± 7.32 (min: 19 max: 50), 86.7% female, 45.0% had an undergraduate degree, 73.3% nursing graduates. determined 61.7% them been profession more than years 53.3% years. score found be 26.13 5.42.CONCLUSIONS: As result this knowledge, however, practices identified need corrected improved.