TY - JOUR T1 - Preoperative assessments by trained nurses were equal in quality to assessments by preregistration house officers JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 122 LP - 122 DO - 10.1136/ebn.6.4.122 VL - 6 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2003/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/6/4/122.abstract N2 - Kinley H, Czoski-Murray C, George S, et al.Effectiveness of appropriately trained nurses in preoperative assessment: randomised controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial.BMJ2002;325:1323–6OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Are preoperative assessments by trained nurses equal in quality to those done by preregistration house officers?Randomised (allocation concealed), unblinded, controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial.4 hospital sites in 3 UK National Health Service Trusts.1907 patients who required assessment before general anaesthesia for general, vascular, urological, or breast surgery. 1874 patients (98%) were included in the analysis (mean age 57 y, 49% women).954 patients were allocated to preoperative assessment by a nurse who had completed master’s level courses in advanced practice or equivalent. 953 patients were allocated to assessment by a preregistration house officer.1 of 2 specialist registrars in anaesthesia examined each patient … ER -