Preoperative Fasting

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This paper discusses how, in their article, "Preoperative Fasting: Old Habits Die Hard" ,Crenshaw and Winslow examine the role nursing staff can play in effecting changes in the preoperative fasting regulations in individual hospitals. It shows how they argue that, though there is often a lag before regulations become implemented, members of the nursing staff need to be more assertive in their collaborations with clinicians. It also looks at how this assertiveness will ensure more scientifically sound preoperative fasting policies.

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"Crenshaw and Winslow (2002) admit to several limitations in this study design. First, the interviews were conducted after the operation rather than before. The authors note, however, that this timing was necessary because many of the patients would be more anxious and less likely to cooperate with the lengthy questions before the operation. Also, most patients were outpatients, who only arrived and were admitted to the hospital a few hours prior to surgery, making them too busy to bother with any pre-operation interviews."

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