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Paediatric day surgery: day‐case unit admission compared with general paediatric ward admission
Author(s) -
While Alison E.,
Wilcox Victoria K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01050.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sick child , unit (ring theory) , day care , paediatric intensive care unit , pediatrics , day to day , exploratory research , emergency medicine , hospital admission , nursing , psychology , operations management , mathematics education , sociology , anthropology , economics
A small exploratory study ( n = 20) is described which compares the experience of children admitted to a day‐case unit with that of children admitted to a general paediatric ward. Both samples received inadequate amounts of information, particularly prior to discharge. The care offered in the day‐case unit was found to be woefully deficient in many areas and the wisdom of utilizing occasional sessions in an adult day‐case unit is questioned. The crucial role of skilled nurses trained in the care of sick children is emphasized.