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Nurse practitioners in a hospital-based ambulatory surgery unit provide preoperative care and ensure patients are ready for surgery, which minimizes operating room delays.
Nurse practitioners in ambulatory surgery units provide preoperative care that minimizes OR delays.
Nurses in advanced practice are expanding the roles they perform. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are the largest group of advanced practice nurses, and they have moved beyond primary care to practice in acute care environments, including perioperative settings. This article provides a brief overview of advanced practice nursing and describes the role of NPs in a hospital-based ambulatory surgery unit (ASU). The ASU NPs provide preoperative care and ensure that patients are ready for surgery, which minimizes OR delays.
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Barbara A. Guido (2004) reported a review. Nurse practitioners was evaluated. Nurse practitioners in a hospital-based ambulatory surgery unit provide preoperative care and ensure patients are ready for surgery, which minimizes operating room delays.
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