title: Perianesthesia nursing at an ophthalmic hospital in the Middle East.
abstract: Health care delivery differs from the United States among different cultures and countries. This descriptive article describes health care delivery at two ophthalmic hospitals in a Middle Eastern country. This description may not be representative of health care delivery throughout that country but is limited to the hospitals described. The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, it allows the readers to compare and contrast health care delivery to their own setting and practice. Second, it allows the reader to appreciate the tremendous work being done in a difficult environment.
authors.affiliation: moosd@charter.net
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Moos
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003020:Clothing; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003906:Developing Countries; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008499:Medical Records; D008877:Middle East; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*