[The pre-operative nursing assessment of patients by the operating room nurses]. / A VISITA PRÉ-OPERATÓRIA DE ENFERMAGEM PELA ENFERMEIRA DO CENTRO CIRÚRGICO.

ABSTRACT

The objective of this survey is to verify how many São Paulo hospitals which employ operating room nurses, proceed in having pre-operative nursing assessment of patients. This procedure is essencial to assure a continuous nursing assistance and basic to patient-needs centered nursing care. Results found show that the majority of nurses although knowing about the importance of the procedure, do not implement it.