Education for Ward Nurses Influences the Quality of Inpatient's Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy.

ABSTRACT: Although adequate bowel preparation is a prerequisite for colonoscopy, preparation among inpatients is often suboptimal. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ward nurse education on the quality of bowel preparation of inpatients.A prospective, double-blinded, non-randomized, controlled study was performed. Expert endoscopists provided enhanced education to nurses who belonged to an "educated ward" followed by training that was repeated every week for 1 month. The primary outcome was the quality of the bowel preparation, which was based on the Ottawa Bowel Preparation Scale (OBPS). Patient compliance and their subjective feelings and the factors affecting inadequate bowel preparation were also analyzed.One hundred three inpatients in the educated ward and 102 patients in the control w

SUBMITTER: Lee YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4602892 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature