title: Pediatric perioperative education current practices: a national survey of children's hospitals in the United States.
abstract: Identifying existing practices is a first step in the creation of developmentally and culturally effective teaching materials for children and families. This national survey queried two groups to explore current pediatric perioperative education practices: 81 nurses from a perioperative pediatric specialty association and 30 administrators representing leading children's hospitals within the United States. The aim was to improve perioperative care through the design of educational materials from the child's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. maura.heckmann@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heckmann
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beauchesne
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States