The nursing management of pre-operative fasting : routine procedure or individualised approach.

Abstract

The overall purpose of this study is to identify the nursing management of pre-operative fasting in consideration individualised patient needs. The Research Question being: The nursing management of pre-operative fasting: routine procedure or individualised approach? The findings of the study are discussed by reviewing the data collected from the Nurses Structured Interview, the Anaesthetist Questionnaire and the Patient Interviews plus observations gathered from patient Care Plans. Prescription Charts, Fluid Balance Charts and Anaesthetic record of surgery. Following the review of the data ' collected. comments from Anaesthetists, included and collated where possible.