Principles of Day Surgery Nursing

Day surgery is a major innovation in the delivery of medical care to a growing number of patients. It presents many new and unique challenges for nurses. Principles of Day Surgery Nursing provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of day surgery with which nurses and their support staff will need to be familiar.

The day surgery scene; Day surgery management and organisation; Education in day surgery; Pre-assessment for day care; Patient information; Day surgery perioperative concerns; Discharge procedure and arrangements; Post-operative pain, nausea and vomiting in the day surgery patient; Follow-up arrangements; Quality assurance in day care; The way ahead for day surgery; Appendices; Index