Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care

Table of Contents

Contributors.

1 Introduction to Day Surgery (Phillipa Ryan Withero).

• Historical background.
• Overview of services.
• Common presenting conditions.
• Recent innovations in day surgery.
• Conclusion.
• References.

2 Models of Care (Fiona Timmins).

• Introduction.
• Outline of conceptual models of nursing care.
• The Roper, Logan and Tierney Model.
• Orem’s self-care defi cit theory of nursing.
• Peplau’s conceptual frame of reference for psychodynamic Nursing.
• Evaluation of the contribution of conceptual models of nursing to day surgery practice.
• Background and development of care pathways.
• What is a care pathway?
• Developing care pathways.
• Examples of care pathways in current use.
• Conclusion.
• References.

3 Nurse-led Pre-admission Clinics (Jo Gilmartin).

• Introduction.
• The emergence of nurse-led interventions.
• Nurse-led services.
• The pre-assessment process.
• Educational intervention.
• Setting up a nurse-led pre-admission clinic.
• Evaluating services.
• Conclusion.
• References.

4 Practice Development (Robert McSherry, Kay Scott and Sharon Farlow).

• Introduction.
• Background.
• What do we mean by practice development?
• Applying practice development initiatives in day surgery units.
• Evaluation methodologies.
• Patient satisfaction.
• Conclusion.
• References.

5 Day Surgery Management (Anne-Marie Brady).

• Introduction.
• Management structure.
• Systems thinking.
• Management and leadership.
• Teamwork.
• Planning day surgery services.
• Planning day surgery facilities.
• Human resource management.
• Managing the provision of services.
• Outcomes management.
• Financial management.
• Conclusion.
• References.

6 Communication Issues in Day Surgery (Catherine McCabe).

• Introduction.
• Communication.
• Importance of communication in day surgery.
• Collaborative communication.
• Conclusion.
• References.

7 Providing Information and Support (Margaret McCann).

• Introduction.
• Day surgery and patient education.
• Patient education and management of anxiety.
• Patient education process.
• Principles of patient education.
• Conclusion.
• References.

Index.