[Day case surgery in Kuopio]

In day case surgery nursing the nurse must have multidisciplinary basic knowledge and skills and strong experience in nursing practice in order to be able to prepare a patient for an operation, to treat him during the operation and postoperatively and to give the patient guidance about care at home so that he understands it. A questionnaire which was completed by the patients in a day case surgery unit exposed that they were generally satisfied with their care. Some patients asked for more specific information about the physical activity they can have and what they may or may not do after the operation. Varicose veins patients asked for more guidance about bandaging, and phimosis patients wanted more information on how to take care of the wound during the healing process.