Nursing Contributions on Management of Patient with Hip Surgery

Hip surgeries are carried out for the relief of pain and stiffness and improve the Quality of life. The purpose of this article is discuss the nursing contributions on management of patient with hip surgery through education which includes overview of hip surgery, pain management, exercise, nutrition, prevention of complication, discharge Instruction and Activities at home. The effectiveness of teaching depends, on the learning needs, and preference of the patient. Nurses are in key position to provide education and respond to patient's questions and concerns. In general preoperative teaching should include the most useful information about postoperative activities within the confined period. The surgical procedures expose the patients to pain, bodily injury and potential death. Education during pre-operative period effectively enables the patients to cope with the surgery, reduce the duration of hospitalization, elevates satisfaction and minimizes post surgical complications.