Reducing Patient Stress in Theatre. Alison Bell Memorial Award

Overview

Journal Br J Perioper Nurs

Specialties General Surgery
Nursing

Date 2002 Mar 15

PMID 11892295

Citations 3

Authors

J Welsh

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Abstract

For most patients, admission to hospital for surgery can be very stressful. It is well recognised that stress, created by prolonged anxiety, can produce harmful effects and may even delay a patient's recovery following surgery. This article, submitted for the 1999 Alison Bell award (sponsored by NATN and Regent Medical), looks at key ways to reduce the effects of such stress.

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