Abstract
Purpose
This quality improvement project implemented job-related education for registered
nurses (RNs) completing preoperative anesthesia interviews (PAIs) to increase their
knowledge and confidence, improve completeness of documented preoperative interviews,
and decrease day of surgery (DOS) cancellations.
Design
Pre/post implementation design and retrospective chart review.
Methods
An educational module on PAIs was created and RNs working in the pre-admission testing
(PAT) clinic were asked to complete the module. Pre and post implementation data was
collected on RN knowledge and confidence, assessment completeness, and DOS cancellations.
Findings
Knowledge and confidence increases were not statistically significant, although several
interview components within PAI documentation improved with statistical significance.
Overall DOS cancellations, although not statistically significant, were found to decrease,
1.3% to 1.2%.
Conclusions
Registered nurses’ knowledge, confidence and PAI completeness improved after completing
the educational module with anesthetic considerations. Patients seen at the PAT clinic
for PAIs before the DOS allowed for patient optimization and education leading to
decreased preventable DOS cancellations.
Keywords
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Published online: January 05, 2023
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