Improving Education for Pediatric Day Surgery (DSU) Patients

Post-operative discharge instructions for day surgery pediatric patients at BCH are given in the busy post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), an environment where many patients are recovering from surgery. This method of delivering discharge education has remained the same for many years. However, due to many environmental distractions, there is concern whether patients and their families retain important discharge instructions such as medication administration, activity level, and scheduling of follow up appointments.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research