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Nurse‐led adult ENT pre‐operative assessment
Author(s) -
Bhutta M.F.,
Boutchier B.J.,
Latif M.A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01672.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , patient assessment , medical assessment , family medicine
Keypoints• Pre‐operative assessment in some ENT departments is now nurse‐led rather than doctor‐led. • Appropriately trained nursing staff can perform medical aspects of pre‐operative assessment to the same or a better standard than a doctor. • Almost all patients are satisfied with a nurse‐led pre‐operative assessment, and in some cases they prefer it.