title: Preoperative assessment and intraoperative care planning.
abstract: We interviewed ten theatre nurses about their contribution to patient care. Their assessment strategy usually involved meeting patients on arrival in the department and did not include accessing the Trust's preoperative assessment document. In this paper we discuss the nursing assessment of surgical patients in the context of the nursing process as it was described in our research interviews.
authors: Bartolome House, University of Sheffield.
authors: Ciarán
authors: C
authors: Hurley
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: McAleavy