title: Perioperative preparation of the adolescent surgical patient.
abstract: The perioperative preparation of adolescents for surgery provides a challenge to nurses and other health care providers because of the wide diversity in adolescents' age, physical maturation, and cognitive and psychosocial development. Perioperative issues, informed consent, and assent differ considerably depending on the age and developmental level of each adolescent. This article provides information about adolescent growth and development and approaches to managing adolescent surgical patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas School of Nursing, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Busen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors