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P E Dulaney

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Practical tips on preparing for a JCAHO survey.

This article focuses on the role of the Nurse Manager and Staff Nurse in the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations survey process. We present practical tips to make the unit visits, interviews, and closed chart reviews easier and more meaningful. Emphasis is on meeting those standards that address use and documentation of the nursing process.

Accreditation↗

A comprehensive education and support program for women experiencing hysterectomies.

Women undergoing hysterectomies require special education and emotional support. A new comprehensive program of nursing interventions helps assist women in coping with hysterectomies. Nurses, combining their skills in gynecologic and mental-health nursing, conduct presurgery classes, provide information and support during hospitalization, and offer a postdischarge support group to hysterectomy patients. This article includes descriptions of the program's development process, class content, and ways in which continuity of care is provided.

Adaptation, Psychological↗