Using research to improve ophthalmic nursing care.
This article focuses on the way in which the nursing care of patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery was developed as a result of an action research project. The research project is described and the following practice developments are discussed: the preoperative preparation of patients; the physiological effects of posturing; communication between patients, staff and the multidisciplinary team; and the knowledge base and clinical skills of nurses. These developments are evaluated and suggestions for future practice are made.
McLauchlan
Rita
R
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
Harker
Rona
R
MacDonald
Heather
H
Waterman
Christine
C
Waterman
Heather
H
D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000451:nursing*