title: Reducing paediatric anxiety preoperatively: strategies for nurses.
abstract: he surgical process can cause anxiety in children and this anxiety can be associated with both short and long term negative outcomes. Reduced pre-operative anxiety can improve both the child's and family's surgical experience. This article identifies strategies for nurses to address this issue, including: a child-focused approach, distraction techniques, and informed parental presence.
authors: University of Saskatchewan.
authors: Angela R
authors: AR
authors: St-Onge
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*