Preparing Yourself for Surgery

Preparing Yourself For Your Surgery. By M. Ron Eslinger, RN, CRNA, APN, MA, BCH, FNCH. In 1982 Ron Eslinger recorded his first "Preparing for Surgery and During Surgery" audio tracks. In 2000, Blue Shield of California reported they had a new tactic to ease surgery: The insurer sends members a 20-minute guided-imagery audio track.