title: Communicating preoperative instructions.
abstract: Effective communication is a pivotal component of pre-operative teaching. The writer will discuss the factors that may affect client learning and the importance of the nursing process in pre-operative teaching.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University-Mohawk College, Collaborative Nursing Program.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheehan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods