title: Preoperative patient preparation: psychological and educational aspects.
abstract: Effective preoperative preparation can be a major investment in the determination of positive patient outcomes. Psychological preparation and patient education are important aspects of the patient's surgical experience. The trend toward ambulatory surgery decreases the time nurses spend with preoperative patients and challenges the perioperative nurse to provide effective comprehensive support in a limited amount of time.
authors.affiliation: Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fortner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*