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7. All staff must be flexible, willing to change, 0 and open-minded throughout the process,

Suggested reading Brightbill, T. “O.R. liaison may provide link to sav-

ings and reduced inventory.” Hospital Materials Management 14 (January 1989) 9.

Hennick, S. “Changes in the operating room: A materiel management perspective.” Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly (August 1989)

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Film Review Preparing Children for Surgery Surgery has a significant psychological impact on children. Perioperative nurses attempt to make children’s surgery a positive experience that will not leave long-term psychological damage. The surgical experience can produce less anxiety if both children and their parents are properly prepared. Preparing Children for Surgery, by Bradford A. Austin, RN, CNOR, is an excellent 1991 Davis + Geck videotape that describes the role of the nurse during the preop- erative phase.

The videotape addresses the four develop- mental stages of children: toddler, preschooler, school-age child, and adolescent. It reviews basic characteristics of each developmental stage, shows children who are being prepared for surgery, and shows nurses using specific nursing interventions and play techniques that are appropriate for each age. The videotape identifies the major concerns of children and their parents and establishes how nurses can help decrease fears. Scenes of nurses interact- ing with families and children strongly empha- size the psychological importance of the preop- erative phase.

This videotape is an excellent review of the psychosocial needs of children during the pre- operative phase. It can be used by preoperative, pediatric, medical-surgical, ambulatory surgery, or student nurses who are responsible for the preoperative preparation of children and family members.

Two other Davis + Geck videotapes empha- size the intraoperative phase of working with children in surgery. These are The Neonate: Perioperative Considerations (1 990), and I’m Not a Small Adult: Nursing Care of the Pediatric Patient in Surgery (1970). Combined with Bradford Austin’s new videotape, these make an excellent package for review of the perioperative care of children.

Preparing Children f o r Surgery is a 16- minute videotape and is available in 1/2-inch VHS for $39 or 3/4-inch U-matic for $51. Rentals are available for $25. There is an addi- tional $4 shipping and handling fee for all videotapes. Mail requests to Davis + Geck Videotape-Video Library, 1 Casper St, Danbury, CT 06810, or call (800) 633-0004.

LEANA REVELL, RN, MSN, CNOR AUDIOVISUAL COMMITTEE

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