Can nurse-led preoperative education reduce anxiety and postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Conclusion: Preoperative education delivered by nurses reduced anxiety and postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac surgery, but it was not effective in reducing readmissions or length of stay.

http://cnu.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/6/447?rss=1

Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - September 25, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kalogianni, A., Almpani, P., Vastardis, L., Baltopoulos, G., Charitos, C., Brokalaki, H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research