title: Peri-operative documentation.
abstract: Nursing care plans are not widely used in operating theatres in the UK. Sharon Swatton looks at why this is, and why she feels there is a need for change. She describes the implementation of perioperative nursing care plans, based on the Roper, Logan and Tierney model, in her hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swatton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*