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January 1, 1973Nursing Research

Effect of Preoperative Visits by Operating Room Nurses

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Why the study?

Do preoperative visits by operating room nurses improve nursing care effectiveness and patient outcomes in surgical patients?

Population

176 surgical patients in a general hospital

Comparison

Preoperative visits by operating room nurses vs No preoperative visit

Design

Other

Follow-up

Length of hospitalization

Authors

CLCarol A. LindemanUniversity of Western StatesSSSteven I. Stetzer

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Implication

May reduce anxiety in minor surgery; leaves open broader effects and needs prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Do preoperative visits by operating room nurses improve nursing care effectiveness and patient outcomes in surgical patients?

P
Population
176 surgical patients in a general hospital
I
Intervention
Preoperative visits by operating room nurses
C
Comparator
No preoperative visit (implied by comparative study)
O
Outcome
Effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of nursing care in the operating room; preoperative and postoperative level of anxiety; mode of emergence from anesthesia; number of analgesic agents administered in the recovery room and in the first 48 postoperative hours; number of postoperative physiological problems; and length of hospitalization

Preoperative visits by operating room nurses can improve the effectiveness of perioperative nursing care and reduce postoperative anxiety in patients undergoing minor surgery.

Cite This Study

Lindeman et al. (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be788210b9ed19c8985bfhttps://doi.org/10.1097/00006199-197301000-00002
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