TY - BOOK AU - Hodge,Debbie AU - Hodge,Debbie TI - Day surgery: a nursing approach SN - 9780443053436 (pbk.) : U1 - 610.73677 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Ambulatory surgical nursing N1 - Transferred to digital printing 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index; Patient selection -- Preparation for procedures -- Operating room practice -- Procedures undertaken in day surgery -- Common surgical procedures undertaken in day surgery -- Endoscopic or laser procedures undertaken in day surgery -- Pharmacological advances -- Care of children -- Framework for care in day surgery -- Professional considerations -- Research and day surgery practice -- Quality assurance -- Management in day surgery -- Day surgery as an educational environment N2 - Day surgery is growing rapidly, as more operations are handled on an out-patient basis. This text covers all aspects of day surgery, providing information on technical aspects of care as well as patient selection, assessment and screening ER -