Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research

Healthcare problem Wound complication and infection after a caesarean section are one of the most commons adverse effects after surgery. This can add additional health care cost and pain. Many benefits of medicinal plant use have been discovered and practiced today. The use of Calendula ointment can be a low cost and effective treatment option to add to current routine wound care in hospitals. In females with surgical caesarean incision, is adding calendula ointment to routine medical wound care an effective additional treatment to reduce post-surgical infection.

Significance of the problem Wound opening of a caesarean surgical incision can result in hospitalization of the mother, the need for additional doctor visits for...