title: Case study: perioperative nursing in Nepal.
abstract: The author presents a demographic and economic profile of Nepal, briefly describes its health care system, traces the development of nursing in Nepal, and uses a case study to describe perioperative nursing care in Nepal. The patient, who was diagnosed as having adenocarcinoma of the stomach, received care at the only teaching hospital in Nepal, and the author describes the patient's care from prediagnosis through discharge.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuladhar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*