PDF herunterladen
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2017; 07(01): 029-033
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708692
Original Article

Nursing Strategies on the Prevention of Ocular Complications Among Patients with Altered Level of Consciousness

Vijayaraj,
A. Seethalakshmi
2   Reader,Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
,
A. Porkodi
3   Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
› Institutsangaben
› Weitere Informationen
  als PDF herunterladen Lizenzen und Reprints

Abstract

Background: Ocular trauma is the cause of blindness in more than half a million people worldwide. A lack of attention to the eye or poor eye care can lead to cross infection and may cause damage to the eye. This investigation aimed to determine the effectiveness of nursing strategies on prevention of ocular complications among patients with altered level of consciousness (GCS <8) and associate the occurrence of ocular complications with clinical variables.

Method: The research design adopted for this study was true experimental. A pilot study was initially under taken. Eight samples, four in each group were selected. The main study was conducted for over a period of 4 weeks. A total of 40 samples were selected, 20 in each group. Ocular complication assessment scale developed by the author was used to assess the effectiveness of nursing strategies on prevention of ocular complication.

Results: There was a significant difference in the ocular complication prevention in the study group patients who received planned sequential eye care as compared to that of the control group patients who received the routine eye care.

Discussion: Increasing the frequency of eye care Q4th hourly from routine eye care was found to be effective in reducing the ocular complications among the patients with altered level of consciousness.

Keywords

altered level of consciousness (GCS <8) - Nursing Strategies - eye care protocol - samples - Q4th hourly - Eye care


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 07. Juli 2016

Angenommen: 15. Januar 2017

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. April 2020

© .

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd.
A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India

 

  • References

  • 1 Aruj Khurana, K. (2007). Review of Ophthalmology. (4th ed). New Delhi: New age International (P) limited Publishers.
  • 2 Deborah Dawson. (2005). Development of a new eye care guideline for critically ill patients. Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 21: 119-122.
  • 3 Lloyd, F. (1990). Eye care for ventilated unconscious patient. Nursing Times, 86(1): 36-37.
  • 4 Mahapatra, A.K and Raj Kamal. (1999). A Text Book Of Head Injury. (1st ed). New Delhi: Modern Publishers.
  • 5 Glenn Cockerham, C., Gregory Goodrich, L., LTC Eric Weichel, D., James Orcutt, C., Joseph Rizzo, F., Col Kraig Bower, S., andRonald Schuchard, A. (2009). Eye and visual function in traumatic brain injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Revelopment, 46(6): 811-8. th
  • 6 Brunner.,&suddarth. (2004). Medical Surgical Nursing. (10th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincot Williams and Wilkins. nd
  • 7 Basavanthappa, B.T. (2007). Nursing Research. (2nd ed). New Delhi: Jaypee Publishers. st
  • 8 Suresh Sharma, K., (2011). Nursing Research and Statistics. (1st ed). New Delhi: Elsevier Publication.
  • 9 SundarRao, P.S.S. (2006). Introduction to Biostatistics and Research th Method. (4 th ed). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India private Limited.
  • 10 Holly Cronau, Ramana Reddy, Kankanala, and Thomas Mauger. (2010). Diagnosis and management of red eye in primary care. Journal of Americian Academy of Family Physicians, 81(2): 137-144.