Preoperative assessment of the ambulatory patient

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 334-343

  Cassidy, Janet ^a,b   Marley, Rex A ^b  

^a Patient Care Services

^b Poudre Valley Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAMNESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030256768     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-9472(96)90091-X     Document Type: Article

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