Streamlining pre-operative assessment in orthopaedics
Judith Smith Manager – Pre-operative Assessment Clinic, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Coventry
Caroline Rudd Senior Ward Manager, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Coventry
The author was appointed to create a ‘pre-admission clerking system’ in an orthopaedic department. The management objective was to reduce the numbers of patients whose surgery was cancelled. In this article the author describes the holistic assessment which has resulted in fewer operations being cancelled and reduced length of stay.
Nursing Standard.
13, 1, 45-47.
doi: 10.7748/ns1998.09.13.1.45.c2526
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