title: Nurse-led adult ENT pre-operative assessment.
abstract: Pre-operative assessment in some ENT departments is now nurse-led rather than doctor-led. Appropriately trained nursing staff can perform medical aspects of pre-operative assessment to the same or a better standard than a doctor. Almost all patients are satisfied with a nurse-led pre-operative assessment, and in some cases they prefer it.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bhutta
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Boutchier
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Latif
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010036:Otolaryngology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce