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Improving The Perioperative Experience Of Patients And Families In A Pediatric Setting, Anjanette Pong
Improving The Perioperative Experience Of Patients And Families In A Pediatric Setting, Anjanette Pong
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Practice Problem: The experience of surgery for pediatric patients and their families can be dependent on multiple factors including adequate preparation, English language proficiency and realistic expectations. Anxiety can contribute to a negative experience that may result in poor outcomes and a damaging reflection of the healthcare team and organization.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: In preoperative pediatric patients and their families, how do therapeutic communication style and the provision of information about the perioperative experience affect their healthcare experience over eight weeks?
Evidence: A multi-modal approach to providing tailored preoperative education for the child and …