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dc.contributor.authorHealy, Kathy
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-28T13:57:25Z
dc.date.available2012-09-28T13:57:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-08-11
dc.identifier.citationA Descriptive Survey of the Information Needs of Parents of Children Admitted for Same Day Surgery. 2012: J Pediatr Nursen_GB
dc.identifier.issn1532-8449
dc.identifier.pmid22892072
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pedn.2012.07.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/246253
dc.description.abstractGoing to the hospital for surgery is an event that most people may find daunting. Anticipation of the unknown, lack of control over events and unfamiliarity with the environment may result in feelings of anxiety and stress. This research paper used a quantitative descriptive survey to establish the information needs of parents of children admitted for same day surgery. The main aims of this study were to establish what information parents had received prior to their child's admission for same day surgery, and how they perceived this information. It also determined what other information they required. The findings demonstrated that the majority of parents in this study were satisfied with the information they had received. However they wanted further advice on the waiting times involved, the equipment used in the operating room department, pain relief and the procedures in the recovery room.
dc.languageENG
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Journal of pediatric nursingen_GB
dc.titleA Descriptive Survey of the Information Needs of Parents of Children Admitted for Same Day Surgery.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentNurse Practice Development Unit, Cork University Hospital, Health Service Executive (South), Wilton, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: Kathleen.Healy@hse.ie.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of pediatric nursingen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunsteren
html.description.abstractGoing to the hospital for surgery is an event that most people may find daunting. Anticipation of the unknown, lack of control over events and unfamiliarity with the environment may result in feelings of anxiety and stress. This research paper used a quantitative descriptive survey to establish the information needs of parents of children admitted for same day surgery. The main aims of this study were to establish what information parents had received prior to their child's admission for same day surgery, and how they perceived this information. It also determined what other information they required. The findings demonstrated that the majority of parents in this study were satisfied with the information they had received. However they wanted further advice on the waiting times involved, the equipment used in the operating room department, pain relief and the procedures in the recovery room.


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