Abstract:
The Purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pre-operative visit by perioperative nurse on the anxiety level ans satisfaction of the patients. The sample consisted of forty surgical, obstetrics and orthopedics patients waiting for surgical prosedure at Health Science Center, Burapha University. The sample were divided into experimental and control groups. Subjects in both groups were matched according to the age, experience of operation and trait anxiety.Subject in experimental group were visited at one hour prior to surgery by perioperative nurse.The control group was not visited.Questionaires about anxiety and safisfaction were conducted to collect data in experimental group.Only Questionaire about anxiety was used in control group.The result of this study revealed that the anxiety of subjects in the experimental group had high level of satisfaction about perioperative nurse and information. This study suggested that perioperative nurse should visit the surgical patients before surgery in order to redue patients anxiety and increase patients satisfaction.To improve quality of care and continuity of care, periorative nurse should have enough time to conduct and effective assesment related to the patient's problem and needs, prior to surgery, therefore, the pre-operative patient may haveto admit ad lease oneday prior to surgery