THE PROBLEMS OF OBESE PATIENTS IN SURGICAL CLINICS

Abstract

Accepted as a global health problem, obesity is described as the amount of fat in the body exceeding ideal limits. Because obesity is seen as a risk-taker in the formation of chronic diseases, obesity may cause patients and healthcare professionals several difficulties in diagnosis, treatment and care processes by increasing the admission of patients to hospitals. This difficulties in obese patient care develops on physical environment, lack of suitable equipment and staff, and surgical process and cause inability to provide patient and nurse safety and decrease of nurses’ satisfaction of giving care. The use of special devices designed for obese patients in the services ensures the safety of both the patient and healthcare professionals.
The availability of these devices at the services alone is not enough, but it is also necessary for health workers to receive special training on how to use these devices and give obese patient care.

Keywords

• Obese patient
• Equipment
• Nursing Care
• Problems
• Surgery

CERRAHĠ KLĠNĠKLERĠNDE YATAN OBEZ HASTALARIN YAġADIĞI SORUNLAR

Öz

Günümüzde küresel bir sağlık sorunu olarak kabul edilen obezite; vücutta bulunan yağ oranının ideal sınırlar üzerine çıkması olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Obezite; kronik hastalıkların oluşmasında bir risk etmeni olarak görüldüğü için, hastaların hastaneye başvurularını arttırarak tanı, tedavi ve bakımda, hastanın ve sağlık çalışanlarının; fiziksel ortama, uygun araç/gereç eksikliğine, personel eksikliğine bağlı çeşitli zorluklar yaşanmasına neden olabilmektedir. Yaşanan zorluklar, hasta ve hemşire güvenliğinin sağlanamamasına, hemşirelerin bakım verme memnuniyetlerinin azalmasına neden olmaktadır. Obez hastalar için tasarlanan özel araçların servislerde kullanılması hem hastanın hem de personelin güvenliğini sağlamaktadır. Bu aletlerin servislerde bulundurulması tek başına yeterli olmamakla birlikte bu aletlerin nasıl kullanılacağı ve obez hasta bakımı hakkında sağlık çalışanlarının özel eğitim almaları da gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Obez hasta
• Araç-gereç
• Hemşirelik Bakımı
• Sorunlar
• Cerrahi

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