[Day surgery: the role and training needs of nurses].
Medicine and health care are increasingly directed towards the achievement of high quality standards and of costs reduction. It is in this framework that same-day surgery finds its role, being able to satisfy both of the above needs. Despite its recognized benefits, in Italy this efficient model of hospitalization still meets several obstacles and the ratio of services provided in day hospital with respect to ordinary hospital admission is about 1 to 3. Day Surgery services depend on team work and the nurse's role is of utmost importance and responsibility since it involves both clinical care and managerial activities. Through a careful analysis of the skills required of a day surgery nurse, the authors discuss aspects of nurses' training in view of the pre- and post-graduate courses currently offered, including on-the-job training.
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, via S.M. di Costantinopoli 16, 80138 - Napoli.
Erminia
E
Agozzino
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria - Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, via S.M. di Costantinopoli 104, 80138 - Napoli.
Maria
M
Naddei
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, via S.M. di Costantinopoli 16, 80138 - Napoli.
Beniamino
B
Schiavone
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role