Evidence-based nursing practice of non-pharmacological interventions for thirst in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding
Objective To explore the effect of evidence-based nursing practice of non-pharmacological intervention for thirst in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding,with a view to improving patient comfort.Methods The evidence-based nursing practice group was formed to identify clinical problems and obtain the best evidence,the knowledge translation model was used as a guide,combined clinical scenarios with the sub-jective wishes of stakeholders,screened the best evidence,evaluated and summarised the 19 pieces of best evi-dence,and developed 11 quality review indicators.A total of 62 patients with gastrointestinal bleeding from Ju-ly 2023 to February 2024 were selected for the study,and 32 patients from July 2023 to October 2023 as the control group and 30 patients from November 2023 to February 2024 as the evidence-based group according to the time of evidence-based practice.A baseline review was conducted prior to the application of the evidence to analyze the barriers and develop strategies to address them,and finally the clinical application of the evidence was carried out.The nurses'knowledge of the evidence for practice,the rate of implementation of the review indicators,the intensity of thirst,the degree of thirst pain and the satisfaction with the interventions in the two groups before and after the implementation of the evidence were compared.Results After evidence-based nursing practice,a total of 14 nurses'knowledge of the evidence of practice increased from 42.85%-64.29%to 92.85%-100.00%,and the implementation rate of the main review indicators increased from 40.63%-84.38%to 95.00%-100.00%.The degree of patients'thirst and the degree of pain of thirst in the evidence-based group were lower than that of the control group,and their satisfaction with the nursing service was higher than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Evidence-based nursing practice of non-pharmacological interventions for thirst in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding improves nurses'knowledge of the evidence for practice,implementation of the review indicators,reduces the level of patients'thirst and thirst pain,and improves patients'satisfaction with nursing services.
Evidence-based nursingKnowledge translation modelPatients with gastrointestinal bleedingThirst