The Effect Of Humanistic Nursing Care On AMI Patients In The Acute Period

ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a humanized nursing care protocol and to examine its effects with respect of anxiety, pain, medical complications and the duration of hospitalization on AMI patients in the acute period. MethodsOn the basis of the outcome of an investigation among AMI patients in the acute period, a humanized nursing care protocol was generated and then implemented. The effects of this protocol were evaluated through the assessment of patients' anxiety, pain and the days of hospitalization. Patients included were those who were admitted for the first occurrence of AMI to the ward of cardiology in Wei-hai Municipal Hospital between October 2005 and June 2006. They did not receive angioplasty, were in conscious and able to express clearly, had no history of mental problem and would like to be...