257 - Assessment and Management of Anxiety in Preoperative and Postoperative Patients

Location: Hall E

Primary Poster Author(s)

Alma A. Valencia-Escobar, DNP FNP, RNFA, MA English- British Literature, RN, PHN, CST, CNOR-ORTHO

DNP
Bradley University
San Diego, California, United States

Co-Author(s)

Dr. Rina Jain, MD (she/her/hers)

orthopedic surgeon
Synergy Orthopedic Specialists
San Diego, California, United States
Mai Singh, MS, MSN, DNP

Assistant Professor
Bradley University
Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, PCC

Orthopaedic Trauma Medical Director
Scripps Memorial Hospital
San Diego, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Alma A. Valencia-Escobar, DNP FNP, RNFA, RN, PHN, CST, CNOR-ORTHO: No financial relationships to disclose

Dr. Rina Jain, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Mai Singh, MS, MSN, DNP: No financial relationships to disclose

Dr. Jeffrey Smith: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: The purpose of the project was to standardize anxiety assessment and its subsequent management at the project site. The project also aimed to improve the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) and quality and patient satisfaction for the surgeons who are the stakeholders for piloting this project with the surgery
population first as a secondary benefit.
The project aimed to study the effect of the how implementing an anxiety bundle, compared to the current practice, affect the assessment and treatment of anxiety by the end of 12 weeks. The project developed an objective anxiety assessment tool, the Visual Faces Anxiety Scale (VFAS), an algorithm to help the Pre-Op and PACU nurses, and Pre-Op and PACU patient questionnaires to assess anxiety.