Perioperative nursing
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Factors related to perioperative nurses' job satisfaction and intention to leave Open
Aim This study investigated factors associated with perioperative nurses' job satisfaction and their intention to leave. Recruitment and retention of nurses are particularly important in a specialist environment such as the perioperative s…
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Professional Development Strategies to Enhance Nurses’ Knowledge and Maintain Safe Practice Open
Maintaining competence is a professional responsibility for nurses. Individual nurses are accountable for their practice, as outlined in the American Nurses Association's Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice . Nurses across clinical se…
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Responsibility for patient care in perioperative practice Open
Aim To obtain an understanding of operating theatre nurses' experiences of responsibility for patient care and safety in perioperative practice. Design A hermeneutic design were used. Method Data were collected during 2012 from 15 operatin…
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A qualitative study of how inter‐professional teamwork influences perioperative nursing Open
Aim To explore Norwegian operating room nurses’ perceptions of how team skills in the inter‐professional operating room team influence perioperative nursing in relation to patient safety. Design A qualitative, descriptive study based on in…
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Nursing performance in robotic surgeries: integrative review Open
Objective: To know the scientific production on the performance of the nursing staff in robotic surgeries, identifying the role of the nurse in the three perioperative periods. Methods: Integrative review, search in the databases National …
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Construction and validation of a nursing care protocol in anesthesia Open
Objective: To construct and validate a nursing care protocol in anesthesia. Method: methodological study of face and content validation, judging clarity, relevance, pertinence and comprehensiveness of a care protocol, elaborated from the i…
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Operating room nurses' self‐reported knowledge and attitude on perioperative pressure injury Open
Surgical patients are at risk of developing a perioperative pressure injury (ORPI) during surgery. Accurate assessment and prompt implementation of prevention strategies or treatment of ORPI are dependent on knowledge and skills of operati…
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Analysis of the work environment and intention of perioperative nurses to quit work Open
Objective: to investigate how the perioperative work environment affects work dissatisfaction, professional exhaustion and the perception of the quality of care about the intention of abandoning the work of perioperative nurses. Method: cr…
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Effectiveness of a nursing intervention to diminish preoperative anxiety in patients programmed for knee replacement surgery: Preventive controlled and randomized clinical trial Open
Objective. This work was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a nursing intervention, based on the motivational interview, to diminish preoperative anxiety in patients programmed for knee replacement surgery.Methods. Preventive type…
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Operating theatre nurses’ self‐reported clinical competence in perioperative nursing: A mixed method study Open
Aims The aim of this study was to investigate how operating theatre nurses (OTNs) self‐rated their clinical competence and describe their experience of important factors for the development of clinical competence in perioperative nursing. …
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The effect of multimedia-based nursing visit on preoperative anxiety and vital signs in patients undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery: A randomised clinical trial Open
This study was a randomised clinical trial on 60 candidates undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery. Anxiety rate and vital signs were measured before and after the intervention. There was a statistically significant difference between t…
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Tutorial: Development and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Preoperative Nutrition Optimization Clinic Open
Although much is known about surgical risk, little evidence exists regarding how best to proactively address preoperative risk factors to improve surgical outcomes. Preoperative malnutrition is a widely prevalent and modifiable risk factor…
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Promoting Civility in the OR: An Ethical Imperative Open
Recognizing, addressing, and preventing incivility in the health care environment, including the perioperative area, requires an intentional and informed approach to foster healthy workplaces and protect patient safety. Several important f…
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Exploring nurses' use of the WHO safety checklist in the perioperative setting Open
The effective implementation of a checklist requires a coordinated management approach in collaboration with team members. These approaches will support learning experiences contributing to a shared understanding of the change being implem…
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Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration in Perioperative Setting from the Qualitative Perspectives of Physicians and Nurses Open
Communication failures were a leading cause of sentinel events in the operation room due to frequently the communication breakdown occurs between physicians and nurses. This study explored the perspectives of surgical teams (nurses, physic…
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Satisfaction of surgical patients with perioperative nursing care in a Spanish tertiary care hospital Open
Objective: Although numerous studies have assessed patient satisfaction in diverse settings, in the realm of nursing surgical care, standardization of measurement for patient experience and satisfaction is lacking. Therefore, the aim of th…
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Perioperative Nursing and Leadership: Developing Skills for Improved Performance Open
Many responsibilities of perioperative professionals involve concrete tasks that require high technical competence. Emotional intelligence, referred to as EQ, which involves the ability to relate to and influence others, may also be import…
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Injectable Weight Loss Medications in Plastic Surgery: What We Know, Perioperative Considerations, and Recommendations for the Future Open
Summary: Obesity is a major epidemic plaguing American society. Injectable subcutaneous medications initially designed for use in type 2 diabetes management, such as semaglutide and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, are rapi…
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Nursing Care during the Perioperative within the Surgical Context Open
The study describes basic nursing care during the perioperative. Introduces the origins of perioperative nursing, general care that must be practiced with patient in this context. During the preoperative, care related with risk assessment …
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Concept analysis of Perioperative Thirst for the development of a new nursing diagnosis Open
Objectives: to analyze the perioperative thirst concept for the development of a new diagnostic structure according to NANDA International. Methods: a concept analysis study based on the framework proposed by Walker and Avant, instrumental…
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Surgical plume and its implications: A review of the risk and barriers to a safe work place Open
Every year thousands of health care professionals worldwide are exposed to surgical smoke. There is evidence that this smoke consists of toxic gases, pathogens and particulate matter that is a hazard for patients and the perioperative team…
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Technology stress in perioperative nursing: An ongoing concern Open
The following discussion will explore the impact of technology on perioperative nursing roles and the development of the phenomenon coined ‘technology stress’. We will begin by reviewing the ongoing debate of technical versus caring nursin…
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Releasing Operating Room Nursing Time to Care through the Reduction of Surgical Case Preparation Time: A Lean Six Sigma Pilot Study Open
Healthcare systems internationally are working under increasing demand to use finite resources with greater efficiency. The drive for efficiency utilises process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma. This study outlines a pilot…
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Experience of Communication for Patient Safety by Perioperative Nurses Open
Purpose:The purpose of this study was to explore perioperative nurses' communication experience within the surgical team with regard to patient safety.Methods: Data were collected from December 2015 to September 2016, through in-depth indi…
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Use of interprofessional simulation-based learning to develop perioperative nursing students’ self-efficacy in responding to acute situations Open
Self-efficacy is an essential concept regarding academic performance and persistence in higher education. Research indicates that interprofessional simulation-based learning influences participants' self-efficacy and points to a need for m…
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Nurses´ and nurse managers´ perceptions of sustainable development in perioperative work: A qualitative study Open
Aims and objectives To describe how nurses and nurse managers consider sustainable development principles in their daily work, how well they recognise these principles and how these principles are considered in decision‐making in periopera…
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Creation and Execution of a Novel Anesthesia Perioperative Care Service at a Veterans Affairs Hospital Open
Physician-led perioperative surgical home models are developing as a method for improving the American health care system. These models are novel, team-based approaches that help to provide continuity of care throughout the perioperative p…
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Results of the 2019 <span>AORN</span> Salary and Compensation Survey Open
AORN conducted its 17th annual compensation survey for perioperative nurses in June 2019. A multiple regression model was used to examine how several variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographi…
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Potential uses of AI for perioperative nursing handoffs: a qualitative study Open
Objective Situational awareness and anticipatory guidance for nurses receiving a patient after surgery are keys to patient safety. Little work has defined the role of artificial intelligence (AI) to support these functions during nursing h…
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Operating Room Nurses Want Differentiated Education for Perioperative Competencies—Based on the Clinical Ladder Open
Operating room (OR) nurses’ perioperative competence is vital in operation and patient care. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to identify perioperative competencies and educational needs for improving competencies according to …