Improving Patient Satisfaction by Addressing Same Day Surgery Wait Times

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Freeman, Karen ^a   Denham, Sharon A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ambulatory surgery; patient satisfaction; same day surgery; wait times

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56349133784     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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