Impact of Nursing Specialization Program Combined with Empathic Nurs-ing on Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy in Elderly Patients
Objective To investigate the effect of nursing specialization program combined with empathic nursing on bowel preparation before colonoscopy in elderly patients.Methods A total of 96 elderly patients undergoing colonos-copy admitted to Linyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 2021 to July 2023 were conveniently se-lected as the study objects,and were divided into study group and basic group by Excel table method,with 48 cases in each group.The basic group received general nursing care,and the study group received nursing care combined with empathic nursing care.The psychological state,intestinal readiness and compliance of the two groups were compared.Results Before nursing,there was no statistically significant difference in psychological status scores between the two groups(P>0.05);after nursing,the psychological status score of the study group was lower than that of the basic group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The intestinal preparation of the study group was better than that of the basic group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The compliance in the study group was 97.92%,which was higher than 85.42% in the basic group,and the difference was statistically significant(χ2=4.909,P<0.05).Conclusion Nursing specialization program combined with empathic nursing can improve the psycho-logical state of elderly colonoscopy patients,improve bowel preparation and compliance.