title: Improving a perioperative service.
abstract: A collaborative process between graduate nursing students and managers in a rural, midwestern hospital resulted in an updated perioperative service area. A proposal targeted three areas: physical layout, patient education and documentation.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Heyrman
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stiene
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Whelen
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*