title: Creating a positive surgical experience for patients.
abstract: Perioperative nurses strive to provide a positive surgical environment and, thus, a positive surgical experience for all patients. Blending traditional medicine with complementary therapies is one way to accomplish this task. This article presents a brief review of literature about traditional and complementary interventions used successfully in health care settings, along with a case study illustrating how one facility integrated these therapies into surgical patient care. The facility's goal was to increase patient satisfaction and create a positive surgical experience.
authors.affiliation: Adult Health Department, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Garbee
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Beare
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery