An Investigation into the Temperature of Glycerin Enemas that Are Administered by Nurses

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  • Kurita Ai
    Undergraduate of Nursing, University of Human Environments
  • Ushiro Rei
    School of Nursing & Health, Aichi Prefectural University
  • Mizuno Mika
    Former School of Nursing, Seirei Christopher University
  • Fujii Tetsuya
    School of health Sciences, Toyohashi Sozo University

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  • 看護師が実施するグリセリン浣腸の温度に関する実態調査

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 The objective of this study was to clarify the liquid temperatures used and the warming status with regard to glycerin enemas administered by 93 nurses through constitutive participation observation. A total of 64 nurses were found to warm glycerin enemas before administering them. The average surface temperature of the glycerin enema container just before the administration of the enema was 31.6±4.9℃. In detail, 32 nurses had an average surface temperature of ＜28.8℃, 38 had an average surface temperature of 28.8 to ＜35.2℃, 18 had an average surface temperature of 35.2 to ＜38.9℃, 1 had an average surface temperature of 38.9 to ＜40.7℃, and 4 had an average surface temperature of ＞40.7℃. Future studies should evaluate the relationship among such factors as the autonomic nervous system, hemodynamics and intestinum peristalsis while also clarifying the optimal temperature to safely perform glycerin enemas.

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