AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 381-387 , September 2009

Benefits of Preoperative Education for Adult Elective Surgery Patients

  • Nancy Kruzik, MSN, RN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Nancy A. Kruzik, MSN, RN, CNOR, is the director of nursing/health care sciences at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA.

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PII: S0001-2092(09)00548-1

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.06.022

AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 381-387 , September 2009

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