Self-Care Activities for Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting
Postdischarge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) is a serious threat to the recovery of ambulatory surgical patients. Pharmacological interventions available before discharge are not readily available to the patient after discharge; therefore, the activities that patients perform to manage new-onset PDNV may affect their surgical recovery. Assembled from a comprehensive study of PDNV, this paper describes the self-care activities that ambulatory patients use to manage new-onset nausea and vomiting after discharge. The findings have implications for patient education and future research.
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Supported in part by grants from the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and the American Academy of Ambulatory Surgery Associates.
PII: S1089-9472(05)00142-5
doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2005.05.001
© 2005 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
