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Postoperative mobilisation as an indicator for the quality of surgical nursing care

To move is a fundamental human need and to assist patients in mobilising is one of the basic principles of nursing care that Virginia Henderson conceptualised for the nurse's role (Current Nursing,...

Care of the surgical patient: part 1

The safe surgery process continues within the operating theatre and begins with the perioperative team (ie surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department practitioners (ODPs) and healthcare...

Epicardial pacing wires after cardiac surgery: an Irish cross-sectional study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the insertion, use, duration and complications of epicardial pacing wires following cardiac surgery in a cohort of patients in Ireland. The overall aim of the...

Postoperative cognitive decline: the nurse's role in identifying this underestimated and misinterpreted condition

The social consequences of postoperative cognitive changes are important. There is a relationship between these changes and dementia, which is strongly supported by epidemiological, clinical,...

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