title: Good use of short time.
abstract: Although outpatient surgery shortens hospital stays, patients still experience anxiety and pain. Encourage nurses to maximize their communication skills and focus on pain management.
authors.affiliation: Perioperative Services, Warminster Hospital, Warminster, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Campione
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors