title: Dignity: a study of pre-operative patients.
abstract: When being prepared for surgery, pre-operative patients undergo a series of processes and procedures which can compromise their dignity. This article examines this phenomenon and suggests ways to reduce it effects.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matiti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires