W
hen's the last
time you
thought
about what patients go
through before walking
through your doors on
the day of surgery? Piles
of paperwork, several
hours of fasting, intrusive
pre-op phone calls and
detailed pre-op directives
to follow — it's no won-
der they arrive stressed
3 2 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E January 2015
Make the
Pre-op Process
More Pleasant
z PLEASANT PROCESS Ensure your patients arrive in the
OR calm and happy by simplifying the pre-op process.
5 ways to make surgery a
hassle-free experience for patients.
Kendal Gapinski | associate Editor
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
