Reducing Preventable Surgical Cancellations: Improving the Preoperative Anesthesia Interview Process.

CONCLUSIONS: A standardized preoperative anesthesia interview guideline and online anesthesia educational modules for RNs conducting preoperative anesthesia interviews improved preoperative record completion rates, reduced unnecessary laboratory testing, and averted surgical cancellations. PMID: 30894294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30894294?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - March 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Leite KA, Hobgood T, Hill B, Muckler VC Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research