Nursing interventions and care during day surgery were positively experienced when they included pre-admission contact, specific education, effective communication, and patient privacy.
Systematic Review
Pre-admission contact, specific education, communication, and privacy are key factors in improving patient experience and satisfaction in day surgery settings.
This systematic review used the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument to manage, appraise, analyse and synthesize textual data in order to present the best available information in relation to how patients experience nursing interventions and care during the perioperative period in the day surgery setting. Some of the significant findings that emerged from the systematic review include the importance of pre-admission contact, provision of relevant, specific education and information, improving communication skills and maintaining patient privacy throughout their continuum of care.
Rhodes et al. (2006) conducted a systematic review in Perioperative period in the day surgery setting. Nursing interventions and care was evaluated on Patient subjective experience and satisfaction. Nursing interventions and care during day surgery were positively experienced when they included pre-admission contact, specific education, effective communication, and patient privacy.
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