Preanesthesia Screening Phone Messages and Rate of Return Based on the Primary Language of Patient  Terri A. Gray, BSN, RN, MEd, CPAN, Janet R. West, BSN, RN, Nancy A. Nadolsky, RN  Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing  Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 11-15 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2012.03.007 Copyright © 2013 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 PAS audit tool used to collect data. PAS, preanesthesia service; DOS, day of service; Hx, history; Sx, surgery; Pt, patient. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2013 28, 11-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jopan.2012.03.007) Copyright © 2013 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Average calls per patient. The bar graph displays the average number of calls, based on the patient's primary language, made by the preanesthesia service nurses to contact the patient before surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2013 28, 11-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jopan.2012.03.007) Copyright © 2013 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 English-speaking patients and mode of contact. The pie chart demonstrates how contact was achieved for the English-speaking patients. It demonstrates that 24% of the patients returned the phone calls. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2013 28, 11-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jopan.2012.03.007) Copyright © 2013 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Non–English-speaking patients and mode of contact. The pie chart demonstrates how contact was achieved for patients whose primary language was non-English. It demonstrates that 7% of the patients returned the phone calls. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2013 28, 11-15DOI: (10.1016/j.jopan.2012.03.007) Copyright © 2013 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Terms and Conditions