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The impact of preoperative assessment on intraoperative nurse performance
Author(s) -
Abbott Nellie Kuhtik,
Biala Gerald,
Pollock Wendy
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)64687-0
Subject(s) - medicine , circulator , preoperative care , operating room nursing , patient assessment , nursing assessment , medline , nursing , physical therapy , surgery , political science , electronic engineering , law , engineering
A study was undertaken to test the feasibility and effectiveness of preoperative assessment by operating room nurses. The study addressed whether preoperative assessments influenced the circulator's intraoperative nursing care, what side benefits accrued, and what problems were generated. Nurse performance was evaluated in 100 cases. Although nurses who had performed preoperative assessments had higher total scores and mean, the difference was not statistically significant. Preoperative assessments could not be justified on the basis of improved circulator performance due to prior knowledge of the patient.