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The benefits of preparing children and parents for day surgery
1Doncaster Children's Hospital.
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Preparing children and parents for day surgery through preadmission education can significantly reduce anxiety. Quality preparation by children
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Surgical Care
- Child Psychology
Background:
- Hospital admission for children often causes significant anxiety for both patients and their families.
- While day surgery has reduced some anxieties, inadequate preparation remains a concern.
- Effective preadmission education is crucial for mitigating fear and distress in pediatric surgical patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the benefits of preadmission education for children and parents undergoing day surgery.
- To identify strategies for improving preadmission preparation practices in pediatric nursing.
- To highlight areas for enhancement in education and research related to pediatric surgical anxiety.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on preadmission education strategies for pediatric day surgery.
- Analysis of current practices in children's nursing regarding patient preparation.
- Synthesis of findings to propose improvements in care, education, and research.
Main Results:
- Preadmission education, including verbal and written information, is vital for reducing anxiety.
- Children's nurses play a key role in developing and delivering effective preparation programs.
- Improvements in practice, education, and research can further enhance the patient and parent experience.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive preadmission education is essential for managing anxiety in pediatric day surgery.
- Enhancing the role of children's nurses in patient preparation is recommended.
- Further research and educational initiatives are needed to optimize pre-surgical care for children.
Abstract:
Hospital admission for children inevitably provokes feelings of anxiety for both parent and child. The development of day surgery has in some respects eased many of these anxieties; however, without the support of both verbal and written information and the development of quality preparation from children's nurses anxiety will continue to exist. This article seeks to explore the benefits of preparing children and parents for day surgery using preadmission education, and suggests how improvements may be made to practice, education and research.