Start Early - Improving Quality of Care With Standardized Discharge Education Prior to Ambulatory Surgery
The United States performs 75% of all surgeries in outpatient settings. Patients are discharged within hours of surgery and rely on post-operative education for guidance of safe home care. However, most discharge education is delivered after administration of amnesic drugs and quality/retention of education varies based on teaching/learning style.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Stephanie Al-Adhami, Sarah Trandel Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research
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