title: Nurses can enhance the pre-operative assessment process.
authors.affiliation: Outpatients Department of Whakatane Hospital.
authors.forename: Mereana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009520:New Zealand; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010808:Physical Examination; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*