Objectives Surgical patients and their families experience high rates of perioperative
anxiety, which determine a negative impact on their surgery-related outcomes …

Humour builds rapport and establishes relationships. However, nurses need to understand
when the use of humour is appropriate, and how it can be beneficial in practice. Greater …

Purpose This study aimed to examine the effect of video training and intraoperative progress
report on the anxiety of family caregivers awaiting relatives undergoing surgery. Methods A …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of informing patient relatives
by short message on the level of anxiety and satisfaction during orthopedic surgery. Design …

Family‐centered care is an important aspect of perioperative nursing, especially during the
perioperative waiting period that separates patients from their families or significant others …

The standard practice in Australia is to restrict family visitation for adult patients in the first-
stage Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU). While research on this topic in the Australian …

There have been successful shifts toward the integration of digital technologies into clinical
practice, benefitting clinicians and patients alike. Unanswered questions still remain …

Surgery is stressful. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 48 million surgical
procedures were performed in the USA in a single year. 1 The majority of these procedures …

Background: Surgery can cause anxiety of family member because uncertainty during
awaiting surgery. Nursing intervention is needed to reduce anxiety of family member during …

Background and purpose: Millions of people undergo surgery worldwide each year.
Families experience the highest levels of anxiety while waiting for a relative undergoing a …