The Post Anesthesia Care Unit Experience:A Family-Centered Approach

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-15

  Smykowski, Lenore ^a   Rodriguez, Wanda ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; PACU; Visitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; FAMILY NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RECOVERY ROOM; UNITED STATES;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FAMILY NURSING; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; RECOVERY ROOM; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0037271052     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200301000-00002     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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5. S. Tuller et al., "Patient, Visitor and Nurse Evaluations of Visitation for Adult Postanesthesia Care Unit Patients," Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing 12 (1997): 402-412.