Setting Up a Prehabilitation Unit: Successes and Challenges.

Engel, Dominique (2022). Setting Up a Prehabilitation Unit: Successes and Challenges. Seminars in oncology nursing, 38(5), p. 151334. Elsevier 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151334

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OBJECTIVE

The goal of this article is to provide a pragmatic approach to implementing a prehabilitation pathway and service guide.

DATA SOURCES

The article presents data from peer-reviewed scientific articles (ie, reviews and original studies) and narrative reviews, as well as professional insights and experiences of the author in setting up a prehabilitation clinic.

CONCLUSION

Successful setup of a prehabilitation unit is highly feasible and rewarding, if led by enthusiastic idealists who work in cooperation with a passionate multidisciplinary team (MDT) with clear vision to collectively improve patient outcomes and experiences. It requires a well-integrated MDT to deliver a successful prehabilitation service.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

Nurses are the supporting pillar in many areas of the health care system. The field of prehabilitation is no exception to this with the mainstay contribution nursing provides. A combination of patient care, medical knowledge, and administrative capabilities are required to modify the perioperative pathway and introduce the concept of prehabilitation. Nursing staff are ideally positioned to be strong advocates to developing and delivering an effective MDT prehabilitation clinical pathway.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy

UniBE Contributor:

Engel, Dominique

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1878-3449

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

24 Aug 2022 11:04

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:23

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151334

PubMed ID:

35995631

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Clinical service Implementation Perioperative pathway Prehabilitation

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/172342

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/172342

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