title: Fine tuning the day surgery process.
abstract: This review suggests that nurses need to be more knowledgeable when it comes to the assessment of post-operative pain. The authors recommend the employment of a universal pre-operative assessment and discharge protocol, based on the patient's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Unit, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Coll
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moseley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torrance
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D003289:Convalescence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010351:Patient Discharge