Pre-admission clerking of urology patients by nurses.
Pre-admission clerking by nurse specialists is as effective as that by medical staff in preventing cancellation of elective surgery. Patients assessed at a pre-admission clinic by nurses developed fewer postoperative complications.
Jones
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Kingston Audit Centre.
Penfold
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P
Bailey
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M
Charig
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Choolun
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Rollin
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D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010343:Patient Admission; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*