Preoperative assessments by trained nurses were equal in quality to assessments by preregistration house officers

Preoperative assessments by trained nurses were equal in quality to assessments by preregistration house officers.

Main results In 259 patients, preoperative assessment was judged as “underassessment possibly affecting perioperative management.” The number of such assessments did not differ for nurses and house officers (table). House officers ordered almost twice as many unnecessary tests as nurses (table). Nursing assessments were judged to be no worse overall than house officer assessments (test for non-...

Appointment of preregistration house officers.

A new programme to try and match the preferences of students and consultants in preregistration appointments has been designed after a survey of student opinion. It is based on five main principles: a standardized change-over date for posts; holding only one post in a teaching hospital; separate application for house physician and house surgeon appointments; application six months before the po...

A survey of intravenous drug administration by preregistration house officers.

Effectiveness of appropriately trained nurses in preoperative assessment: randomised controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether preoperative assessments carried out by appropriately trained nurses are inferior in quality to those carried out by preregistration house officers. DESIGN Randomised controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial. SETTING Four NHS hospitals in three trusts. Three of the four were teaching hospitals. PARTICIPANTS All patients attending for assessment before ge...

Preregistration house officers in general practice: review of evidence.

OBJECTIVES To examine the strengths and weaknesses of the national and local schemes for preregistration house officers to spend four months in general practice, to identify any added value from such placements, and to examine the impact on career choices. DESIGN Review of all studies that reported on placements of preregistration house officers in general practice. SETTING 19 accounts of p...