Outputs (41)

Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information (2016)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2016). Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(1-2), 225-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13375

Aims and Objectives: To determine selection and delivery of pre-operative verbal information deemed important by nurses to relay to patients immediately prior to day surgery. Background: Elective day-case surgery is expanding, patient turnover is hi... Read More about Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information.

Home recovery following day surgery: A patient perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2015). Home recovery following day surgery: A patient perspective. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(3-4), 427-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12615

Aim: Investigate aspects of care potentially most influencing home recovery following day surgery. Background: Elective surgery undertaken on a day case basis is expanding. Many medical aspects of recovery have been investigated although less is kno... Read More about Home recovery following day surgery: A patient perspective.

Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure (2015)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2015). Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure

The study explored the behaviour of patients driving within 24 hours of a day-case procedure. Although advised not to drive for 24 hours, evidence suggests some patients are non-compliant. Of the 654 questionnaires returned, 3 people drove home follo... Read More about Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure.

Anaesthesia type, gender and anxiety (2013)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2013). Anaesthesia type, gender and anxiety. Journal of Perioperative Practice, 23(3), 41-46

Elective day-case surgery undertaken in the UK is growing. Patient pre-operative anxiety can be considerable although the opportunity to help reduce fears is minimal. Day surgery patients (n=674) were surveyed and 82% were found to be anxious. Genera... Read More about Anaesthesia type, gender and anxiety.

Literature review: Home recovery following day surgery (2013)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2013). Literature review: Home recovery following day surgery

Aim: To evaluate the experiences of patients and caregivers in the early transition phase of recovery at home following day surgery. Background: A global increase in elective day surgery has taken place over the last two decades. This has arisen fro... Read More about Literature review: Home recovery following day surgery.

General anaesthesia and day-case patient anxiety (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, M. (2012, November). General anaesthesia and day-case patient anxiety. Presented at British Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurses Association Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, London

Aim. This paper is a report of a study carried out to uncover the most anxiety provoking aspects of general anaesthesia and determine what interventions may help to alleviate such anxiety. Background. General anaesthesia has proved to be highly anxi... Read More about General anaesthesia and day-case patient anxiety.

The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes (2011)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2011). The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes. British Journal of Nursing, 20(16), 978-984

Medical advances have led to the development of an increasing number of enhanced recovery programmes for patients undergoing surgery in the United Kingdom. Enhanced recovery is concerned with helping patients to get better sooner after an operation b... Read More about The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes.

The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes (2011)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2011). The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes. British Journal of Nursing, 20(16), 978-984

Medical advances have led to the development of an increasing number of enhanced recovery programmes for patients undergoing surgery in the United Kingdom. Enhanced recovery is concerned with helping patients to get better sooner after an operation b... Read More about The future of surgical nursing and enhanced recovery programmes.

Influence of gender and anaesthesia type on day surgery anxiety (2011)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2011). Influence of gender and anaesthesia type on day surgery anxiety. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(5), 1014-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05801.x

Aim: To investigate the possible influence of gender and anaesthesia type on anxiety prior to day surgery. Background: Elective surgery undertaken on a day, short stay or ‘day of surgery’ basis is growing and much emphasis also placed on ‘enhanced r... Read More about Influence of gender and anaesthesia type on day surgery anxiety.

Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda (2011)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2011). Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda. British Journal of Nursing, 20(13), 828-829

Considerable innovation in both anaesthesia and surgical techniques have ensured permanent change to elective surgical nursing (Toftgaard, 2009). The physical assault on the body during surgery has been dramatically reduced over the last decade (Darz... Read More about Comment: Adult surgical nursing and the political agenda.