title: Preoperative ophthalmic procedures: ritualistic or necessary?
abstract: Routine ophthalmic nursing tasks are often seen as unnecessary, degrading the skill of the ophthalmic nurse in assessing, planning and implementing the care of the patient. Many ophthalmic departments have discontinued such tasks, but the reasoning and the consequences do not appear to have been documented.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*