title: Pre-admission clerking of urology patients by nurses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kingston Audit Centre.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Penfold
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choolun
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rollin
mesh_terms: 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*