Effect of Nursing Intervention on Urinary Diversion Patients’ Knowledge and Post-Surgical Self-Care

Background: A common surgical procedure for bladder malignancy, severe trauma, neurogenic bladder, congenital abnormalities, or persistent inflammation is urinary diversion. Patients' quality of life is impacted by the physical and psychological changes that are linked to it. In order to lessen patients' difficulties, nurses play a crucial role both before and after surgery. Aim: The research sought to evaluate the effect of nursing intervention on urinary diversion patients’ knowledge and post-surgical self-care. Setting: This research was carried out in the nephrology and urology departments of Benha University Hospital in the Qualubyia Governorate of Egypt. Subjects: Purposive samples of 60 adult patients undergoing urinary diversion were included in the research. Design: The research used a quasi-experimental design. Tools for data collection: three tools were used, Tool I: Interview questionnaire for patients undergoing urinary diversion which included, Part I: Patients' personal data, Part II: patients’ health history, Tool II: Patients’ knowledge questionnaire and Tool Ⅲ: urostomy education scale. Results: revealed that among the patients under research, 36.7% had an adequate level of knowledge prior to the intervention, which rose to 81.7% and 78.3% during the post-intervention and follow-up phases, respectively. Pre-intervention self-care practices were satisfactory for 25.0% of the patients in the research, but throughout the post-intervention and follow-up phases, they increased to 76.7% and 73.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Patients undergoing urinary diversion had improved knowledge and self-care practices as a result of the nursing intervention's implementation. Recommendations: Ongoing training for healthcare professionals to update their skills and knowledge.