Investigation and Analysis of the Implementation Status of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in the Context of Precision Nursing in Xinjiang

Abstract

To investigate the current status of surgical nurses' implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concepts in the context of precision nursing in Xinjiang and to provide a basis for the development of precision nursing of ERAS. By way of convenience sampling, surgical nurses from 8 tertiary-care hospitals were involved in a survey on their ERAS implementation status in March and April 2023 and the results were collected by online questionnaire. A total of 985 valid questionnaires were collected. Out of the 8 hospitals covered in the survey, the orthopedics departments of 7 hospitals have implemented ERAS concepts, accounting for 87.50%. The average score for the ERAS Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire among the surgical nurses was (182.98±17.69), of which, the average score for ERAS knowledge was (13.08±1.51), the average score for ERAS attitude was (88.75±8.30), and the average score for ERAS practice was (81.15±11.96). A total of 61.02% of the surgical nurses implemented ERAS pathways that concentrated on 4-6 pathways, with the prevention of postoperative ileus after surgery being the most commonly implemented pathway, accounting for 498 (50.56%) surgical nurses. A total of 78.48% of the nurses considered work overload to be the most important obstacle to implementing ERAS in the context of precision nursing. Poor multidisciplinary team collaboration and poor awareness of implementation among the nurses ranked the second and the third, accounting for 74.92% and 71.57%, respectively, of the surgical nurses. ERAS has won the approval of surgical nurses in Xinjiang, but it is still not widely implemented in all surgical fields. In addition, the quantity and quality of ERAS pathways implemented still need to be further improved. The development of ERAS in the context of precision nursing remains a long-term challenge.