Add to ORKGThis book is the first of its kind to specifically outline the psycho-educational nursing interventions required by the anxious, adult patient undergoing elective, ambulatory surgery. Pre-operative anxiety has been recognised for many decades and is a considerable issue for the majority of surgical patients. However, no planned specific psychological nursing intervention currently exists to support patients during this acute phase. This book therefore provides strong evidence for the way in which patients can be assisted in the management of their anxiety. Moreover, it provides future direction for surgical nursing intervention in this new era of minimal invasive surgery where patients undergoing elective procedures increasingly require les...