Which is an advantage of a preoperative visit from a nurse to a patient prior to surgery?
A) It allows a nurse to improve his or her interviewing skills.
B) It individualizes care and can prevent needless delays the day of surgery.
C) It is cost effective to send nurses in to see patients before surgery.
D) It allows the nurse to avoid making a preoperative phone call.

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The advantages of preoperative visits with patients include the following: An experienced perioperative/perianesthesia nurse is well qualified to discuss a patient's OR experience,the nurse can review data and assess the patient,and visits improve and individualize intraoperative care and efficiency and prevent needless delays in the OR.

Which Is an Advantage of a Preoperative Visit from a Nurse