High-frequency nursing diagnoses following same-day knee arthroscopy.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine the acceptability and feasibility of two screening tools at 12 and 72 hr postoperatively, and to determine the high-frequency, high-risk nursing diagnoses encountered by patients at 12 and 72 hr postoperatively following a same-day outpatient arthroscopy.


METHODS
This study utilized a nonexperimental descriptive correlational design with pre- and posttest measures.


RESULTS
High-frequency problems were identified on the evening of surgery and at 72 hr postoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings suggest that the screening tools were feasible and acceptable ways to determine high-frequency problems in this population.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a continued need for nursing contact and support by telephone post same-day surgery to guide individuals through the process of healing.
Connell School of Nursing, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. flanagjg@bc.edu
Jane
J
Flanagan
Dorothy
D
Jones
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011184:Postoperative Period