Application of evidence-based nursing in senile patients with long-term nasal feeding

Objective To explore the effect of evidence-based nursing intervention in senile patients with long-term nasal feeding. Methods Totals of 180 senile patients with long-term nasal feeding who were hospitalized from January, 2013 to June, 2015 were selected as the research objects and were randomly divided into observation group and control group according to the order of admission. Patients in the observation group were given nursing intervention and patients in the control group were given routine care. Complications of nasal feeding, amount of nasal feeding in single time and interval time of nasal feeding were compared between the two groups. Results There was no significant difference in the complications of nasal feeding between the two groups (P>0.05) . But compared with the control group, the workload of the nasal feeding in the observation group was significantly reduced and the resting time of the digestive system of patients was prolonged obviously. Conclusions Application of evidence-based nursing intervention in senile patients with long-term nasal feeding can effectively reduce the workload of clinical nurses and reduce hungry sensation of patients. Key words: Aged; Nasal feeding; Single amount of nasal feeding; Interval time of nasal feeding; Evidence-based nursing