Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Colorectal Surgery
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2018
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The objective for this project was to inform, educate, and assess the knowledge base of student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) on the importance of using an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol during colorectal surgery. Historically, recovery from colorectal surgery has been problematic, leading to an increase in complications and prolonged hospital stays. However, the advent of ERAS has resulted in improved outcomes for patients, decreased lengths of stay (LOS), and reduced costs. A literature review concerning ERAS protocol and its advantages with colorectal surgery was conducted and an educational PowerPoint presentation was developed and presented to the 2018 & 2019 Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) SRNA cohort. A pre-test was given to assess baseline knowledge of the topic before the presentation. Following the presentation, a post-test was administered to assess the increase in knowledge base of the SRNAs. Once all the post-tests were collected, the researchers graded each test and the data were then sent to Dr. Roy Lukman for analysis. A paired sample t-test in SPSS was conducted. The results indicated that the mean post-test scores (M=83.06, SD=14.34) were significantly greater than the mean pretest scores (M=52.47, SD=19.58), t(48) = -10.473, p < .001. Based on these findings, it was determined that the educative material presented to the SRNAs improved their knowledge of ERAS.
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