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- Mark Mitchell.
- College of Health and Social Care, University of Salford.
- Nurs Times. 2012 Nov 27;108(48):14-6.
AbstractAn increase in minimal-stay surgery has reduced opportunities for nurses to discuss patients' anxieties about anaesthesia and the procedures that they will undergo. To allay patient anxieties and therefore promote a good recovery from surgery, nurses need to put in place a planned programme of information provision for patients. They are in a good position to promote patients' feelings of control and ability to cope, and help them to think positively.
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