title: Nurse-led clinics. Care in pre-admission clinics.
abstract: This paper is essentially an evaluation of a newly established nurse-led orthopaedic pre-admission clinic. It centres around three key elements, namely patient satisfaction, length of in-patient stay and waiting list management. It is hoped that this evaluation will demonstrate the importance and the benefits of having an orthopaedic nurse co-ordinate the clinic so that patient education is given the priority it deserves.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010343:Patient Admission