IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-9-4-24964 Original Research Paper EFFECTIVENESS OF DISCHARGE PLAN ON PRACTICE REGARDING POSTOPERATIVE SELFCARE MANAGEMENT OF WOMEN AFTER ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY Preeti shukla Dr. Mrs. J Mano Ranjani Dr. April 2020 9 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

Healthy reproductive system is a very essential aspect in women’s life because imbalance in reproductive function that may cause the gynaecological problems. Now a days in a early age women faces many gynaecological problems due to improper management of her daily life activity. Gynaecological problems are uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, uterine prolapse, uterine cancer and uterine tumor. Abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure which is used for treatment of these (uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, uterine prolapse, uterine cancer and uterine tumor). After the abdominal hysterectomy women are not maintain her daily activity selfcare so the discharge plan can play a important role so that their practice modified and improve the knowledge related to postoperative selfcare after abdominal hysterectomy. Pre experimental one group posttest research study was done on 42 postoperative women from total enumerative selected. Purpose of the study was to improve the practice regarding post–operative selfcare management after abdominal hysterectomy. Informed and written consent was taken from the participants. Data was collected by administering tool and discharge planning was administered. Tool was prepared by the researchers. After seven days posttest was taken. Result shows the discharge plan on postoperative selfcare management after abdominal hysterectomy was effective to improve the practice of women.