title: Day surgery: an exciting new career pathway.
abstract: It could be argued that day surgery is seen as a poor relation to more exciting specialties, but the health secretary's campaign to expand day surgery has signalled a sea change in approach. A wide variety of procedures can be carried out in a day-surgery unit and nursing involvement is crucial. With the scope of day surgery increasing, it offers exciting opportunities and expanded roles for nurses.
authors.affiliation: Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing*; D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy