title: Decreasing anxiety through patient education.
authors.affiliation: nursejudy@mac.com
authors.forename: Judy Akin
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D008408:Mastectomy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013524:Surgical Flaps