Anti-Fatigue Mat For Operating Room Nurses Fatigue And Bottom Of Use And Foot Bath Effect on Extremity Pain

Summary Introduction: Prolonged standing brings with it various health problems such as extremity pain, fatigue, cardiovascular abnormalities. According to the Ergonomic Tool 4 guideline of the Perioperative Registered Nurses Association (AORN); If a staff member has to stand for more than two hours, stand in the same position for more than 30% of the working day or while wearing a lead apron, ergonomic intervention and alternative methods are recommended.Purpose: The aim of this thesis study is to examine the effects of anti-fatigue mat use and footbath on fatigue and lower extremity pain among operating room nurses.Method: This study, which was designed as a pretest posttest single-group quasi-experimental type, will be carried out with 27 nurses working in the operating room department between September 2022 and June 2023 at Bartın State Hospital, Bartın Gynecology and Childhood Diseases Hospital and Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Health Practice and Research Center. Introductory Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F), Lower Leg Circumference Monitoring Form, Lower Extremity Edema Monitoring Form, Anti-Fatigue Mat, Materials for Foot Bath will be used in data collection. During the data collection process, the basic measurements of the operating room nurses will be made and then the measurements will be repeated using an anti-fatigue mat. The collection of data will be interrupted for 1 month, and basic measurements will be taken again and the nurses will be provided with a foot bath. After the footbath applications, the measurements will be repeated and recorded. Data will be saved in SPSS 22.0 Program. In the evaluation of the data obtained, tests evaluating the normal distribution of the data will be used as well as descriptive statistical methods. According to the normal distribution of the data, the data will be analyzed with parametric or nonparametric tests.Conclusion: At the end of the study, it is expected that there will be significant differences between the two applications in terms of fatigue, pain in the lower extremities and edema, and it will be beneficial. There are very few studies on the use of mats and foot baths in operating room nurses. There is no study evaluating the combined effect of both. It will be an example for the literature and future studies.

Inclusion Criteria:Working as a sterile nurse in the operating roomVolunteeringDon't be a smart phoneNo hearing or vision problemsNo diagnosed health problem in the lower extremitiesWorking as a sterile nurse in the operating room for at least 4 hours a dayNot using compression stockingsExclusion Criteria:Working as a circulating nurse in the operating roomNot willing to participate in researchHave a diagnosed lower extremity problemNot having a smart phoneHearing and vision problemsUsing compression stockings