Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Pre and Postoperative Care for Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

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1 medical surgical, faculty of nursing, Mansoura university, Mansoura, Egypt

2 Medical-surgical Nursing Department-Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University

3 prof of general surgery department, faculty of medicine, Mansoura university, Egypt

4 Prof of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

10.21608/mnj.2025.341396.1466

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Background: Obesity is an important preventable disease of public health concern and is the fifth foremost cause for death. Morbidly obese patients are directed to carry out bariatric surgeries for weight loss. The bariatric specialist nurse is involved with others in educating patients on bariatric procedures. Aim : to assess nurses' knowledge regarding perioperative care for bariatric patients. Setting: the study was carried out at general surgery units at Mansoura University Hospital. Method: A descriptive research design was used. A convenience sample of 78 nurses and 39 patients . Four tools were used; tool I: Demographic data and career characteristics of studied nurses, tool II: Nurses' knowledge questionnaire sheet regarding morbid obesity, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass. and pre and postoperative care for bariatric patients, tool III: Nurses' self-reported practice questionnaire sheet regarding needed procedures, and tool IV: Patients' satisfaction measurement tool to measure patients' satisfaction toward nurses' practice. Results: Majority of studied nurses (94.9%) were females. Nearly half of them 47.4% were in age group (20 to less than 30). Regarding morbid obesity and bariatric surgery, 60.3% of nurses had poor level of knowledge. Concerning self-reported practice for needed procedures, (80.8%) of nurses had poor level. Regarding Patients' satisfaction with nursing care, 53.8% of patients was dissatisfied. Conclusion: Nurses' knowledge related to morbid obesity and bariatric patients' care was poor, also they had poor level of self-reported practice that reflected on patients' satisfaction. Recommendations: Providing nursing staff with a reference guide and continuous educational program care for bariatric patients.

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