Nurse Anesthetists' Reflections on Caring for Patients With Previous Substance Dependence: Balancing Between Professionalism and Preconceptions.

CONCLUSIONS: The nurse anesthetists strove to uphold the principle that patients who are/have been substance dependent have the same right to adequate treatment and care as all patients. If guidelines were developed for this patient group, care could be made safer and nurses' sense of uncertainty minimized.
PMID: 29362049 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - January 26, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Forsberg M, Björn C, Engström M, Nilsson A Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research