Pre-colonoscopy Nursing Education: It's Effect on Bowel Clearance and Complications among Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy

Abstract

Background:The bowel preparation remains a significant barrier for patients who need to undergo colonoscopy. Inadequate bowel preparations occur in about 10-25% of colonoscopies. So the inadequate nursing intervention leads to inadequate bowel preparation, and serious complications for the patient undergoing colonoscopy. Aim: to examine pre-colonoscopy nursing education and its effect on bowel clearance and colonoscopy complications among patients Undergoing colonoscopy. Design: a quasi-experimental research design was utilized.