Because patient comfort is a high priority, the attending nurse could explain in layman's terms the rational for the change, and the surgical site could be clipped if needed to put the patient at ease and full his expectations.
Mellinger and McCanless's article on evidence-based nursing offers guidance on cultivating awareness of the research literature relevant to the nursing field (2010). It highlights the importance of learning how to access the literature and interpret it in order to define performance standards and work procedures that reflect the best practices support by scientific findings. Mellinger and McCanless demonstrate how nurses can use the same means other health care professionals use to advance their work. The Consumer Reports on Health article helps implementation of the change in procedure by indicating that the general public is becoming aware of the lack of evidence behind preoperative hair removal ("Shaving before surgery," 2006). The growing public knowledge of this fact can be used as leverage to help win the support and involvement of the surgeons, administrators,...
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