Effective discharge preparation of elderly cataract day surgery patients.

: Nurses should ensure that prior to discharge, cataract surgery patients acquire basic knowledge about the surgical procedure, postsurgical recovery, and safe, appropriate health-care practices during early convalescence. The Modified Knowledge Test may be a functional, easy to administer tool to assess and track patient's knowledge about their post-cataract surgery recovery and safe, appropriate health-care practices during the early convalescent period. Patients can acquire most of the requisite knowledge regarding cataract extraction surgery prior to hospitalization. Some patients require reinforcement or remedial health teaching during hospitalization.