Actual Versus Instructed Fasting Times and Associated Discomforts in Women Having Scheduled Cesarean Birth

Patients having scheduled cesarean birth fast for unnecessarily long periods. Nurses should be knowledgeable about evidence‐based preoperative fasting practices and collaborate with physicians to implement them. JOGNN, 35, 257‐264; 2006. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552‐6909.2006.00029.x