Preoperative assessment and consent for surgery: A role for the gynaecology nurse-practitioner

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-170

  Dartey, W ^a   Borase, H ^a   Organ, A ^a   Evans, T ^a   Fox, R ^a  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Nurse practitioner; Pre operative assessment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76949096305     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443610903443939     Document Type: Article

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