Aims and objectives The aims of this integrative literature review are to define the role of a
preoperative nurse and to describe the main components and hypothetical outcomes of a …

Background Nurse-led preadmission clinics or services have been implemented in many
health services as a strategy to facilitate the admission and assessment of booked surgical …

Operative care is one of the major areas of healthcare services as over 310 million surgeries
are conducted yearly. Surgery cancellations is a widely used indicator when evaluating the …

Purpose Surgery cancellations cause harm to patients, extra work for preoperative staff, and
financial loss for organizations. Day of surgery cancellations are a widely used indicator for …

Aims and objectives To evaluate the impact of implementing an evidence‐based, structured
preoperative protocol on day of surgery cancellations in 13 operative specialties …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate parental satisfaction with preoperative
assessment and education in a pediatric presurgical care center (PSCC) as well as parental …

Preparation for hospitalisation is a right of all children and its practice requires improvement.
Preparation benefits children and their families because it provides information and …

Lasten päiväkirurgia on kehittynyt viimeisten vuosien aikana lääketieteellisen tiedon ja
taidon kehityksen myötä. Hoitotyön suosituksen (2009) mukaan päiväkirurginen toimenpide …