title: When a minute seems like a millennium.
abstract: Surgery is a stressful experience for patients and their families. The increased use of ambulatory surgical services, coupled with changes in health care economics, requires nurses to design innovative ways of addressing the emotional needs of patients and families, while not compromising standards of care or becoming frustrated with the fast-paced world of ambulatory surgery. This article presents ways to help patients and their families throughout the preoperative experience.
authors.affiliation: Perioperative Services, Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carley
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013998:Time Perception