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Article: Reducing patient stress in theatre
- Article from:
- The Journal of Perioperative Practice
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright National Association of Theatre Nursing Jun 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Alison Bell Award Memorial Award
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.
In an attempt to reduce anxiety in patients scheduled to undergo surgery, many hospitals throughout the UK provide services such as pre-admission clinics and preoperative visiting programmes. Both of these have been proved to be successful in reducing both pre and postoperative ...