The evolution of day surgery has heralded a new era of medical, anaesthetic and nursing knowledge, skills and practice. Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care explores the familiar concepts within nursing, such as evidence-based practice, patient-centred communication, management, practice development and models of care, and uses these theoretical constructs to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary services and nursing approaches within day surgery. This book is written with the intention of providing nurses working in day surgery with a comprehensive applied text that can be used as a reference when caring for patients.

Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care:

• Provides a comprehensive overview of nursing approaches in day surgery
• Utilises models of care
• Includes evidence based practice
• Provides practical advice on management of day surgery services including setting up and implementing nurse led services in the area.

About the Author

Fiona Timmins is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research interests include professional nursing issues, nurse education, spirituality and reflection. Catherine McCabe is the author of Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care published by Wiley.

Book Information
ISBN 9780470319840
Author Fiona Timmins
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 286g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 1mm