Discharge knowledge and concerns of patients going home with a wound.

Purpose: To examine patients' wound care knowledge and concerns prior to discharge from an acute care hospital.

Design: Comparative descriptive study of patients with wounds.

Setting And Subjects: Participants (N = 76) included 17 men and 59 women who were African American (n = 33, 43.

Bariatric surgery: patient incision care and discharge concerns.

Because it provides greater and more durable weight reduction than behavioral and pharmacological interventions for the morbidly obese, the number of bariatric surgeries is increasing - one such procedure is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine incision care knowledge and discharge concerns of patients who had undergone this type of gastric bypass bariatric surgery. Participants (N = 31; 28 women, three men; mean age 45 years), recruited from a bariatric surgery center in a large, urban teaching hospital, had undergone a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass by either the open (n = 29) or laparoscopic (n = 2) method.

Discharge information needs of patients after surgery.

Patients who have undergone surgical procedures often have self-care concerns in their preparation for discharge from the hospital. This article examines the research literature about information needs of postoperative patients prior to their discharge. The most common concerns were the incision/wound care, pain management, activity level, monitoring for complications, symptom management, elimination, and quality of life.

HIV/AIDS and HIV nephropathy.

HIV is a profound disease. The impact of HIV on the renal system is also profound, requiring nephrology nurses to have an increased awareness and understanding of the challenges and issues facing HIV-infected patients. Comorbid conditions, such as anemia, HIVAN, and even stress can further impair an already compromised patient.